National Security Resources Board (NSRB)
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A 1947 board proves the new national-security system was really about controlling industry, not just commanding troops.
Who they are
The National Security Resources Board (NSRB), created by the National Security Act of 1947.
What they do
The engine treats it as the clearest evidence that the 1947 architecture was fundamentally economic, not just military.
How it works
Its job was to coordinate military, industrial and civilian mobilization on a permanent basis — keeping the executive branch continuously in charge of the production capacity, raw materials and workforce needed for defense; it was abolished in 1953 and its functions passed to other agencies like the Office of Defense Mobilization.
Why it matters
The engine's point is that its founding statute shows the state was tasked with permanently coordinating industrial mobilization — proof the 1947 system was an industrial-capital instrument wearing a military-reorganization label.
The engine's record — word for word
Report #87. Established by the National Security Act of 1947 to coordinate military, industrial, and civilian mobilization on a perpetual basis. Function: ensure the executive branch maintained continuous oversight over the production capacity, raw materials, and human capital required for defense production. The NSRB was abolished 1953 and its functions distributed to other agencies (notably the Office of Defense Mobilization), but its founding statute proved that the 1947 architecture was inherently economic — the state was tasked with permanent coordination of military and industrial mobilization, not just military command. **Engine framing:** the NSRB is the most explicit statutory evidence that the National Security Act of 1947 was an industrial-capital coordination instrument with a military-reorganization label.
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