NSC-68: United States Objectives and Programs for National Security
Policy
By: Paul H. Nitze
Date: April 14, 1950
Source: Nitze, Paul H. NSC-68: United States Objectives and Programs for National Security. April 14, 1950. Available online at http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsc-hst/nsc-6.htm; website home page: http://www.fas.org (accessed June 18, 2003).
About the Author: Paul H. Nitze (1907–) authored one of the most influential policies of the Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68). Graduating from Harvard University in 1927, Nitze worked in a number of federal government positions during and after World War II (1939–1945). Since the end of the Cold War, Nitze has strengthened his views toward nonproliferation and now concludes that nuclear weapons are no longer necessary in world affairs.
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