1. *An earlier version of this paper was delivered at Odd Arne Westad's LSE Cold War Seminar. The author would like to thank both the participants in this seminar and the anonymous reviewers forDiplomatic Historyfor their helpful comments. The author would also like to thank the Truman Library and the University of London Central Research Fund for the award of a travel grant, as well as Randy Sowell, Dennis Bilger, Liz Safly, and Lisa Sullivan at the Truman Library for their helpful assistance.
2. Sounding the Tocsin: NSC 68 and the Soviet Threat
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