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gunboat diplomacy

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riskiness

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risk-taking

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precipice

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adventurism

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gamesmanship

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jeopardy

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nuclear deterrent

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scaremongering

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hawkishness

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tightrope walking

noun 0.513

precariousness

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braving

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calculated risk

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bravado

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brashness

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diplomacy

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tightrope

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