(2) In early 1953, after he had become president on the promise of ending the war in Korea, he considered using nuclear weapons in an all-out attack on North Korea and Manchuria, The suggestion, according to Eisen~ hower, came from General Douglas MacArthur when they met in New York shortly before Eisenhower took office. ”
"Tf we decided upon a major new type of offensive, the present policies would have to be changed and the new ones agreed to by our Allies," Eisenhower writes. "Foremost would be the proposed use of atomic weapons. un
In another place he explains one of the calculations involved: "., .. to keep the attack from becoming overly costly, it was clear that we would have to use atomic weapons,’
One of the primary considerations against going ahead was anticipated opposition from such allies as Britain, Eisenhower-discloses that Church ill reacted sharply when Eisenhower told him that if the Korean war were resumed, "we would feel free to use the atomic bomb ,oeeinst military targets, whenever military. advantage dictated its use,"
Fortunately, the Chinese and North Koreans agreed to certain terms demanded by the American forces and Eisenhower shelved the proposal to use nuclear weapons,
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