NSC-68 (1950)

NSC-68 (1950)

1. What was it?

   • A top secret national security council objective
   • Written by Nitze under presidency of Truman
   • Written in the aftermath of the decision to build an atomic bomb
   • Declassified in 1977

2. Aims/content

   • Outlined the national security strategy of the US at the time
   • Analysed the capabilities of the Soviet Union and the USA from military, economic, political and psychological perspectives
   • Portrayed communism as an evil and calculating enemy
   • Called for a huge American military build up