NSC 68 and the Political Economy of the Early Cold War re-examines the origins and implementation of NSC 68, the massive rearmament program that the United Stat

Written in 1950, NSC 68 laid out the rationale for American Cold War strategy. This volume includes the complete text of NSC 68, followed by commentaries from f

In 1950, the U.S. military budget more than tripled while plans for a national health care system and other new social welfare programs disappeared from the age