National Security Council Report 68

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:report
United States policy document
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NSC-68
gptkbp:approvedBy President Harry S. Truman
gptkbp:author United States National Security Council
gptkbp:class Top Secret (originally)
gptkbp:commissionedBy President Harry S. Truman
gptkbp:context gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declassified 1975
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Security Council Report 68
gptkbp:impact escalated arms race with Soviet Union
led to increased defense spending
shaped U.S. foreign policy in the 1950s
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Berlin_Blockade
gptkb:Chinese_Communist_Revolution
Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length 58 pages
gptkbp:publicationDate April 14, 1950
gptkbp:purpose to outline U.S. national security strategy during the Cold War
gptkbp:recommendedPolicy containment of Soviet expansion
massive increase in U.S. military spending
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Marshall_Plan
gptkb:Truman_Doctrine
gptkbp:repository gptkb:U.S._National_Archives
gptkbp:subject gptkb:military
containment policy
U.S. national security
Soviet threat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NSC-68
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4