Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. 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 former officials specialists on american foreign policy and american and foreign scholars. Citing the need for a post cold w ar strategy they called for a new nsc 68 later in this book robert blackwill a protege of henry kissinger and a national security council aide for presidents jim my carter and george bush speaks of nsc 68 as containing gem after gem of strategic insight. American cold war strategy interpreting nsc 68 may ernest r 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 former officials specialists on american foreign policy and american and foreign scholars. The assessment of soviet military forces in nsc 68 highlights the fact that 3 american cold war strategy a critical analysis interpreting nsc 68 by fareed w khan the soviet union actually possesses armed forces far in excess of those necessary to defend its national territory p 37 in addition it is noted that this excessive strength coupled now with an atomic capability provides the