Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Consequently, Iran strongly and categorically rejects any accusation on the violation of relevant Security Council resolutions on arms embargoes in Yemen or involvement in any destabilizing activities in the region.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The office was subject to open records requests under the Federal Records Act, but records of the National Security Council are covered by the Presidential Records Act, which protects them from disclosure.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Last July, Bintou Keita, special representative for Congo to the United Nations Secretary-General, read an extract from a piece by a Goma slam poet in front of the U.N. Security Council.
—Patricia Huon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
Steven Andreasen, who served as the National Security Council’s staff director for defense policy and arms control from 1993 to 2001, teaches at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
—Anthony Lake, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The office was subject to open records requests under the Federal Records Act, but records of the National Security Council are covered by the Presidential Records Act, which protects them from disclosure.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Last July, Bintou Keita, special representative for Congo to the United Nations Secretary-General, read an extract from a piece by a Goma slam poet in front of the U.N. Security Council.
—Patricia Huon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
Steven Andreasen, who served as the National Security Council’s staff director for defense policy and arms control from 1993 to 2001, teaches at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
—Anthony Lake, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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