United States National Security Council

The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security, military, and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House, it is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and composed of senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
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Some of the key events about United States National Security Council

  • 1947
    Established to coordinate national security policy across government agencies
  • 1961
    Advised on successful resolution of the Berlin Crisis
  • 1961
    Approved the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
  • 1962
    Played crucial role in managing the Cuban Missile Crisis
  • 1964
    Endorsed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, escalating U.S. involvement in Vietnam
  • 1969
    Oversaw the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the Soviet Union
  • 1969
    Authorized secret bombing campaigns in Cambodia and Laos
  • 1970
    Supported a coup attempt against Chilean President Salvador Allende
  • 1972
    Instrumental in opening diplomatic relations with China
  • 1978
    Facilitated the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel
  • 1985
    Approved the illegal Iran-Contra affair
  • 1987
    Advised on negotiations leading to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
  • 1990
    Failed to anticipate Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
  • 1991
    Coordinated U.S. response to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
  • 2001
    Led efforts to enhance homeland security after the September 11 attacks
  • 2001
    Provided flawed intelligence leading to the invasion of Iraq
  • 2003
    Endorsed the use of enhanced interrogation techniques
  • 2011
    Advised on the operation to neutralize Osama bin Laden
  • 2011
    Oversaw a drone strike program with significant civilian casualties
  • 2013
    Failed to prevent the leak of classified NSA surveillance programs

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