"It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies… Soviet pressure against the free institutions of the western world is something that can be contained by the adroit and vigilant application of counter-force at a series of constantly shifting geographical and political points." — "X" (George Kennan), Foreign Affairs, July 1947
Kennan's containment doctrine most directly informed which 1950 policy document calling for a massive U.S. military buildup?
- A
The Atlantic Charter
- B
The Nixon Doctrine
- Ccheck_circle
NSC-68
- D
The Eisenhower Doctrine
Explanation
NSC-68, drafted by Paul Nitze in 1950, dramatically expanded containment into a global military commitment, recommending a near-tripling of defense spending — a more militarized version than Kennan himself preferred.