NSC 68 was a top-secret policy document by the US National Security Council during the presidency of Harry Truman. This important document was one of the reasons the Cold War was triggered for two decades. During the Cold War (1947-1991), there was a need for a new strategy in order to have a successful outcome. Due to this, Truman wanted a complete analysis of what was occurring. This was the primary reason for the NSC-68. Truman did not want a defeat in war under his belt during the time of his administration so having this evaluation would allow him to acknowledge what could be improved to be successful. However, this report took four months (which was a bit of a setback) but ended up being completed during April of 1950.
The report included information stating that the United States was changing drastically. This was due to most of their allies suffering from devastation of wars. However, this meant that the United States was one of the two dominant world powers. Yet, the second other dominant power (the Soviet Union) was now known as a threat to the U.S. The Soviet Union confidently viewed themselves …show more content…
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