NSC-68
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NSC-68 was a pivotal 1950 U.S. national security policy paper that called for a massive military buildup and global containment strategy against Soviet expansion during the early Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cold War policy document
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United States national security policy paper → |
| advocates |
global rather than regional containment
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| approvedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| approvedByBody |
United States National Security Council
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| archivedAt |
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
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| associatedWithPeriod |
early Cold War
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| callsFor |
development and maintenance of nuclear superiority
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large increase in defense spending → massive peacetime military buildup → mobilization of U.S. economy for defense → psychological and political warfare measures → strengthening of alliances → |
| characterizesUSSRAs |
expansionist power
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ideological threat to the United States → |
| classifiedStatus |
Top Secret (at time of adoption)
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| commissionedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dateCompleted |
1950-04-07
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| declassified |
1975
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| differsFrom |
George F. Kennan’s limited containment approach
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| documentNumber |
NSC 68
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| draftedBy |
United States National Security Council
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| governmentBranch |
Executive branch of the United States
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| historicalSignificance |
foundation of U.S. high Cold War militarization
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| ideologicalFraming |
struggle between freedom and slavery
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| influenced |
Korean War military buildup
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U.S. defense spending in the 1950s → United States Cold War strategy → |
| language |
English
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| opposedBy |
some contemporary budget-conscious officials
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| policyFocus |
Cold War military strategy
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containment of the Soviet Union → global containment strategy → nuclear deterrence → |
| policyType |
grand strategy document
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| predecessor |
George F. Kennan’s containment concept
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| principalAuthor |
Paul Nitze
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| producedFor |
United States President
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| regionOfImpact |
global
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| relatedTo |
United States containment policy
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United States nuclear strategy → arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union → |
| securityContext |
perceived Soviet atomic capability
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post–World War II power vacuum → |
| subjectOf |
historical analyses of U.S. Cold War policy
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| title |
United States Objectives and Programs for National Security
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| usedAsJustificationFor |
long-term high U.S. defense expenditures
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| year |
1950
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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New Look defense policy
("NSC 162/2")
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New Look defense policy ("NSC 68 (as predecessor for containment framework)") → |
relatedDocument |
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Containment
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codifiedIn |
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NSC-68
("NSC 68")
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documentNumber |
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Long Telegram
("“The Sources of Soviet Conduct”")
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followedBy |
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Cold War
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hasKeyDocument |
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Paul Nitze
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notableWork |
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Truman Doctrine
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relatedTo |
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NSC-68
("United States Objectives and Programs for National Security")
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title |