# Canonical recap data for Munich Security Conference Established (1963)
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slug: munich-security-conference
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1963/munich-security-conference"
title: Munich Security Conference Established
subtitle: The annual forum became Cold War's premier closed-door diplomatic gathering, where superpowers negotiated nuclear brinkmanship and alliance tension.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1963-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1963
decade: 1960
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: The Munich Security Conference (MSC), formerly Munich Conference on Security Policy, is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in Munich, Germany, since 1963. It is the world's largest gathering of its kind.
summaryLong: The Munich Security Conference (MSC), formerly Munich Conference on Security Policy, is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in Munich, Germany, since 1963. It is the world's largest gathering of its kind.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Munich Security Conference"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Security_Conference"
  title: Munich Security Conference
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: The Munich Security Conference (MSC), formerly Munich Conference on Security Policy, is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held
wikidataQid: Q565507
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260502053433/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Security_Conference"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-02
  label: Munich Security Conference
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Security_Conference"
