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National Security Act


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A law signed on July 26, 1947, to reorganize and centralize the military after World War II. It established a National Security Council, which included the newly created Office of ...

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National Security Act (1947)
in The Oxford Companion to American Military History Length: 789 words
National Security Act of 1947. (26 July 1947)
in The Oxford Companion to United States History Length: 576 words
National Security Act
in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Length: 86 words
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in The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (2) Length: 342 words

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