NSC 162/2

NSC 162/2 was a policy paper of the United States National Security Council approved by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 30 October 1953 which defined the Cold War national security policy during the Eisenhower administration. NSC 162/2 was based upon NSC 162, which was the final synthesis of the task force reports of Project Solarium.[1] On 7 January 1955, NSC 162/2 was superseded by NSC 5501.[2]

Title page of NSC 162/2.

Massive retaliation

NSC 162/2 stated that the United States needs to maintain "a strong military posture, with emphasis on the capability of inflicting massive retaliatory damage by offensive striking power", and that, in the event of hostilities, the United States "will consider nuclear weapons as available for use as other munitions."

gollark: I still hold that a chemical hypertoaster could be more effective.
gollark: It saddens me when I see something with a screen which lacks a browser I can open osmarks.net on.
gollark: And check the weather.
gollark: So you can monitor live toast status.
gollark: Maybe you could flash-toast it then have lower power postprocessing of some sort.

See also

References
  1. Mitrovich, Gregory (2000). Undermining the Kremlin: America's Strategy to Subvert the Soviet Bloc, 1947-1956. Cornell University Press. p. 145. ISBN 0801437113.
  2. Mitrovich, Gregory (2000). Undermining the Kremlin: America's Strategy to Subvert the Soviet Bloc, 1947-1956. Cornell University Press. p. 166. ISBN 0801437113.


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