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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-001
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 174 (NSAM 174) regarding the ability to detect small underground shots to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a memorandum to President Kennedy from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, discussing nuclear weapons testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-016
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 160 (NSAM 160) titled, "Permissive Links for Nuclear Weapons in NATO," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-012
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 156 (NSAM 156) regarding negotiations on disarmament and the peaceful uses of outer space to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda regarding NSAM 156 and the satellite reconnaissance program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-022
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 143 (NSAM 143) titled, "Nuclear Weapons for NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] Forces," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from President John F. Kennedy.