'NSC-68': The Blueprint for Permanent War [Socialist History: S1 Episode 3]

Podcast: The Socialist Program with Brian Becker · The Socialist Program with Brian Becker

Opublikowano: 2026-06-30

Most empires never write their plans down, but the American empire did. In 1950 a top-secret government document called NSC-68 laid out the blueprint for permanent war: a militarized economy, a nuclear buildup without limit, and a posture of global confrontation that would outlast the men who wrote it. It is the founding doctrine beneath every operation in this series. In this episode we take a deep dive into how NSC-68 was written and by whom, and its role in shaping the trillion-dollar war economy still running today. This is part of the first season of Socialist History, our new series...