"I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want." — President Harry S. Truman, Address to Congress, March 12, 1947
The 1950 NSC-68 document continued the doctrine in this speech primarily by:
- A
Endorsing détente and arms-control negotiations with Moscow
- Bcheck_circle
Calling for a massive peacetime military buildup to counter Soviet expansion globally
- C
Recommending withdrawal of U.S. troops from Europe
- D
Proposing recognition of the People's Republic of China
Explanation
NSC-68 globalized and militarized containment, urging a tripling of defense spending to confront the USSR everywhere. Withdrawal, détente, and recognition of the PRC are inconsistent with NSC-68's hardline stance.