Question

A country engaged in brinkmanship would
refuse to engage an enemy in combat following an attack.
maintain a position of strength without having to engage in conflict.
use strong threats and then engage its military to carry them out.
attempt to make its enemy believe that it was going to surrender.

Answer 1

Answer: maintain a position of strength without having to engage in conflict.

Explanation: Brinkmanship is the strategy of making credible, risky threats to push an adversary to back down — essentially preserving or gaining advantage by threatening to go to the brink of war, not by immediately fighting (so not surrendering, and not necessarily carrying out the threats).