Where does the National Security Council meet?

• A. Pentagon War Room
• B. Capitol Hill secure briefing room
• C. White House Situation Room (or other secure White House facilities)
• D. United Nations Security Council chamber

Answer: (C)

Meetings of the National Security Council are held in secure White House facilities, most famously the White House Situation Room. As the President’s principal forum for national security decisions, the NSC brings together key officials and requires direct, secure access to the President and other top advisors. Holding discussions in the White House ensures the highest level of security and control over sensitive information and rapid coordination. The Pentagon War Room is a military operations space, not the NSC’s standard venue; Capitol Hill secure briefing rooms serve congressional needs, and the United Nations Security Council chamber hosts international diplomacy, not U.S. executive deliberations.