Read NSC-68 (1950) and using a minimum of 200 words (not including quotations) respond to the following
questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your
discussion:
According to the document, what factors have altered the heretofore “historic distribution of power?”
What major issues does the United States face at this point in the Cold War?
What course(s) of action for the United States does this document recommend?
How does this document represent the militarization of the policy of containment?
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