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.

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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