The Sources of Soviet Conduct by George F. Kennan

In 1947, George F. Kenan wrote "Source of Soviet Behavior" that gave rise to different views on the spread of Communism and the Soviet Union. The philosophy behind the prevention of the spread of communism by Kenan was through containment, even if the word "containment" was not included in the telegram. Number of presidents establishing Trumanism and watching war on foreign land. Kenan continued to fight Communism and provided input and theory to other conflicts including Vietnam and Korea.

Since 1946, the United States has responded differently to the perception of the Soviet world domination threat. The original American policy is "containment" and diplomat George Kenan first mentioned "diplomacy in 1947" the source of Soviet action ". Under the guidance of President John F. Kennedy, the policy of the United States began to look at arms control and negotiations to reduce nuclear weapons The most obvious symbol of the iron curtain and the Cold War was the Berlin Wall, in 1961 It was designed to start and stop. President Kennedy warned that the invasion of Cuba is an attack by the Soviet Union and that the United States uses nuclear power as it was discovered in 1962 that the Soviet atomic bomb missile base is under construction in Cuba. Retaliation The US is preparing for war

On February 22, 1946, George Kenan, Chargéd'affaires of the Moscow embassy, ​​sent a long telegraph to the State Council detailing his concern about Soviet expansionism. Kenan believes that the United States will never succeed in cooperation with the Soviet Union, considering the West as the enemy, doing a prolonged war, limiting the Western powers and strengthening the Soviet rule. Kenan believes that America should lead the West to "suppress" the Soviets by exercising reactionary forces at various geographical and political conflicts. Kenan published a public edition of this discussion at the Foreign Affairs issue in July 1947. Formulation of containment policies by Kenan has had a major impact on US foreign policy towards the Soviet Union.