National Security Resources Board

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The National Security Resources Board was a U.S. government body responsible for planning and coordinating the mobilization of the nation’s industrial and civilian resources for national defense during the early Cold War era.

Aliases (1)
  • Council of National Defense (industrial functions) ×1

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
defense mobilization agency
aimedAt ensuring rapid transition from peacetime to wartime economy
minimizing disruption to civilian life during mobilization
appliesToJurisdiction United States
country United States
createdBy National Security Act of 1947
dissolved early 1950s
dissolvedInto Office of Defense Mobilization
governs federal interagency coordination on mobilization policy
hasRole advising the President on mobilization of resources for national security
civilian resources mobilization planning
coordination of economic mobilization policy
industrial mobilization planning
national defense resource planning
historicalContext Korean War mobilization planning
post–World War II U.S. defense reorganization
inception 1947
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalBasis National Security Act of 1947
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mandate to coordinate mobilization policies among federal agencies
to plan for the most effective use of the nation’s material and human resources in the event of war
notableFor early Cold War resource mobilization planning in the United States
integration of civilian and military resource planning at the national level
oversightArea civilian economy impacts of defense mobilization
industrial production capacity
manpower and labor supply for mobilization
raw materials and strategic stockpiles
transportation resources for defense
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
primaryFocus integration of military and civilian economic planning
mobilization of civilian resources for national defense
mobilization of industrial resources for war
relatedTo Department of Defense
Economic Stabilization Agency
National Security Council
Office of Defense Mobilization
responsibleFor coordinating civilian defense preparedness
developing comprehensive mobilization plans
recommending priorities for allocation of critical materials
studies of industrial capacity for wartime needs
subordinateTo President of the United States
timePeriod early Cold War
typeOfJurisdiction civil-military planning body

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Security Act of 1947
created
War Industries Board ("Council of National Defense (industrial functions)")
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