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containmentStrategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II. An early application of containment was the Truman Doctrine (1947), which provided U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey. See also Marshall Plan. containment 1. the act or condition of containing, esp of restraining the ideological or political power of a hostile country or the operations of a hostile military force 2. (from 1947 to the mid-1970s) a principle of US foreign policy that sought to prevent the expansion of Communist power 3. Physics the process of preventing the plasma in a controlled thermonuclear reactor from reaching the walls of the reaction vessel, usually by confining it within a configuration of magnetic fields How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Cold War officially ended in Paris in 1990, but the United States has continued to pursue a dual containment strategy based on three principles: dissuasion, reassurance and coercive non-proliferation. For five years, NATO has pursued this containment strategy under the assumption that the Taliban's ideology is repugnant to most Afghans. They also often fail to appreciate that the factors that limit the potential success of source remediation (insufficient characterization) may also limit the success of any proposed containment strategy. |
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