jan 1, 1954 - 'New Look' defense policy was outlined by Dulles

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John Foster Dulles was anti-communist Secretary of State

The defense policy suggested that the US would respond to Soviet aggression with 'massive nuclear retaliation' . Eisenhower had three key aims for his policy; first build up the US nuclear capabilities to facilitate a ' massive nuclear response' to Soviet expansion, secondly to use covert opts to undermine threats posed by communist forces and finally strengthen US alliance

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