oct 30, 1953 - "New Look Policy" begins in USA + NSC 162/2

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Formalized in the NSC 162/2
October 1953
Shifted focus from Militiary Forces to atomic capabilities
Eisenhower wanted to shift focus of miltiiary to air-atomic weapons

Results of the “New Look”
New Alliances
ANZUS (1951)
SEATO (1954)
European Defence Community (EDC-1957)
Eisenhower Doctrine (Middle East)
Taiwan-US Defence Treaty (1955)
Stronger Military
West Germany's Admission to NATO
Hydrogen Bomb
Brinkmanship Policy
ATLAS ICBM (1959)
Polaris ICBM (1960)
More Covert Operations
Increased use of the CIA to affect regime change in Iran (1953)
Guatemala in 1954
Cuba in 1961
U2 Spy Planes in the USSR
Assisted Forces fighting Communism
Support for Diem, Vietnam
Sukarno, Indonesia
Mobutu, Congo

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