CargoAdmin, Bureaucrats, Moderators (CommentStreams), fileuploaders, Interface administrators, newuser, Push subscription managers, Suppressors, Administrators
5,230
edits
National Security Council: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "Harry S. Truman" to "Harry S. Truman"
m (Text replacement - "Korean War" to "Korean War") |
m (Text replacement - "Harry S. Truman" to "Harry S. Truman") |
||
| Line 55: | Line 55: | ||
The '''United States National Security Council''' ('''NSC''') is the [[national security council]] used by the [[president of the United States]] for consideration of [[national security]], military, and [[Foreign relations of the United States|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 [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] officials. | The '''United States National Security Council''' ('''NSC''') is the [[national security council]] used by the [[president of the United States]] for consideration of [[national security]], military, and [[Foreign relations of the United States|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 [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] officials. | ||
Since its inception in 1947 by President | Since its inception in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman, the function of the Council has been to advise and assist the president on national security and foreign policies. It also serves as the president's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies. The Council has subsequently played a key role in most major events in [[Foreign policy of the United States|U.S. foreign policy]], from the Korean War to the [[War on terror|War on Terror.]] | ||
The NSC has counterparts in the [[national security councils]] of many other nations. | The NSC has counterparts in the [[national security councils]] of many other nations. | ||
| Line 62: | Line 62: | ||
{{main|History of the United States National Security Council}} | {{main|History of the United States National Security Council}} | ||
The immediate predecessor to the National Security Council was the [[National Intelligence Authority (United States)|National Intelligence Authority]] (NIA), which was established by President | The immediate predecessor to the National Security Council was the [[National Intelligence Authority (United States)|National Intelligence Authority]] (NIA), which was established by President Harry S. Truman's Executive Letter of January 22, 1946, to oversee the Central Intelligence Group, the CIA's predecessor. The NIA was composed of the [[United States Secretary of State|secretary of state]], the [[United States Secretary of War|secretary of war]], the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|secretary of the navy]], and the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|chief of staff to the commander in chief]]. | ||
[[File:William Flynn Martin at National Security Council meeting.jpg|thumb|President Ronald Reagan's National Security Council. Participants include [[George Shultz]], [[William F. Martin]], [[Cap Weinberger]], [[Colin Powell]] and [[Howard Baker]].]] | [[File:William Flynn Martin at National Security Council meeting.jpg|thumb|President Ronald Reagan's National Security Council. Participants include [[George Shultz]], [[William F. Martin]], [[Cap Weinberger]], [[Colin Powell]] and [[Howard Baker]].]] | ||