United States National Security Council

Some of the key events about United States National Security Council

• 1947

  Established to coordinate national security policy across government agencies
• 1961

  Advised on successful resolution of the Berlin Crisis
• 1961

  Approved the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
• 1962

  Played crucial role in managing the Cuban Missile Crisis
• 1964

  Endorsed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, escalating U.S. involvement in Vietnam
• 1969

  Oversaw the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the Soviet Union
• 1969

  Authorized secret bombing campaigns in Cambodia and Laos
• 1970

  Supported a coup attempt against Chilean President Salvador Allende
• 1972

  Instrumental in opening diplomatic relations with China
• 1978

  Facilitated the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel
• 1985

  Approved the illegal Iran-Contra affair
• 1987

  Advised on negotiations leading to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
• 1990

  Failed to anticipate Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
• 1991

  Coordinated U.S. response to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
• 2001

  Led efforts to enhance homeland security after the September 11 attacks
• 2001

  Provided flawed intelligence leading to the invasion of Iraq
• 2003

  Endorsed the use of enhanced interrogation techniques
• 2011

  Advised on the operation to neutralize Osama bin Laden
• 2011

  Oversaw a drone strike program with significant civilian casualties
• 2013

  Failed to prevent the leak of classified NSA surveillance programs

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