This section of a journal was written by David T. Fautua. It discusses that many historians consider NSC 68 to be a "seminal think piece of American national history". This section also wants to demonstrate what changes were affected by NSC 68 and which ones were affected by the Korean War. This section presents a lot of information about the NSC 68 and how it was created as well as why it was created. It provides connections with other events during the Cold War and effects of this document.

This book was written by Beatrice Heuser who introduces a new perspective on Western threat perception and policy making during the Cold War. It also discusses specifically about NSC 68 and Soviet threat. The main arguments presented in this book by Beatrice Heuser argues that the reasoning adopted by the advocates of NSC 68 has not been explained sufficiently. Also, it will examine more closely how some of the threats against third parties were perceived by the US.