Committee for National Security Collected Records
Abstract
Primarily printed material including memoranda, reports, publicity materials.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1980-1989
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Committee for National Security; CNS; headquartered in Washington D.C.; began in 1980 as a national, private organization composed of prominent Americans with interest and expertise in foreign policy; non-partisan; concerned about national security, U.S./Soviet relations and nuclear proliferation; Paul C. Warnke was honorary chairman; other members of the executive board included Robert (Bob) Edgar, Richard Barnet, William Colby, and Lawrence J. Korb.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (2.5 linear in.)
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of the Committee for National Security.
- Committee for National Security (Washington, D.C.)
- Committee for National Security (Washington, D.C.)
- Committee for National Security (Washington, D.C.)
- National security -- United States
- Nuclear arms control
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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