trmichaels
Were nuclear weapons proposed for use in Korea?
Korean War
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Thraxel
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According to historian Bruce Cumings, the US came closest to using nuclear weapons in April 1951 after the Chinese had moved large numbers of troops near the border.
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skjames
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Historians feel that Trumans allusions to the nuclear bomb were meant as a dire contingency plan.