Which of the following is NOT true of the findings of the National Security Council Report 68?
A. The report was supported by President Truman, but opposed by Dean Acheson and George Kennan as too antagonistic to the Soviet Union.
B. The report portrayed the Soviet Union as an apocalyptic global threat.
C. Truman opposed the findings based on the cost, but changed his mind after communist North Korea invaded South Korea.
D. The report proposed containing the spread of communism with a massive military buildup.
Answer: A
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