The document outlines Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' policy of brinkmanship in the 1950s, which aimed to rollback communism to pre-1945 borders through any means necessary, including nuclear threats. It discusses Dulles' belief that if communists did not comply, they should be nuked. It also mentions the CIA's use of covert action to interfere with foreign communist governments and Dulles' domino theory view of Southeast Asia and Japan. Statistics on the massive growth of the US nuclear arsenal from the 1950s to 1960s are provided, as well as details on how the CIA began conducting bribes, subversion and assassination attempts under the National Security Act of 1947.

1.  Focused on Brinkmanship
 Authored by Secretary of
State J. Foster Dulles
 Push the communists back
to their pre-1945 borders by
any means necessary
 If they say no, nuke ‘em!!!
 Used covert action by the
CIA to interfere
w/communist
governments abroad

2.  April 7, 1954
 You knock the first
domino over…the last is
sure to fall…
 Worried about SE Asia &
Japan

3.  Massive buildup of
Nuclear Weapons
 It was cheaper than
building large
military forces
 Mutually Assured
Destruction
 If one country attacks
the other, the other
will be destroyed-
Nuclear Deterrence

4.  1953 – 1200
 1961 – 22,229
 “More bang for your
buck.”
 How could this affect
the construction of the
military?

5.  Began under Truman
as part of National
Security Act (1947)
 Bribes
 Subversion activities
 Assassination
attempts