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Why did Truman decide not to use the atomic bomb in the Korean war of 1950?
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He learned better.
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Where did president Truman send troops in June 1950?
Truman sent troops into Korea on June 25, 1950 to start the Korean War.
What year did the US jion the Korean war?
Truman committed troops to enforce the UN demand on June 30, 1950.
Why didn't the US drop atomic bombs in Vietnam in 1950?
Honestly up through 1950 or 1951 the US had no serious capability to deliver atomic bombs anywhere (even though Truman's official policy was that all future wars would be fought entirely using atomic bombs). Truman's post WW2 efforts to balance the Federal budget had inadvertently severely crippled the Air Force and they did not really recover until the beginning of the Korean War in 1952 caused military budget increases. Also France controlled Vietnam in 1950 and it was not considered an area of US interest.
Why did Truman refuse to help the Vietnamese in their quest to drive the French from Vietnam?
He was sort of busy fighting the Korean War at the time (1950-1953).
What is follies?
One source stated that "Truman's Folly" was the Korean War. This may have been in reference to Truman's policy of "not fighting to win", which meant NOT USING THE "BOMB". US Military men who had WON World War Two, used any means available to do it; including the use of "the bomb" (Atomic Bomb). These same men wanted to use it again. The Soviets (Russians) had exploded (tested) their first A-Bomb in 1949; by the time of the Korean War in 1950, the Soviets now had "the bomb." President Truman had the foresight to realize that the world was now in the ATOMIC AGE, and that an Atomic War was not good...for anyone. Some of our military men where abit more traditional...and it took abit longer for the "Mutually Assured Destruction" mentality to sink into their minds. Translation: Truman was correct in not turning Korea into a nuclear war; but he may have been tagged with "Truman's Folly" because of it.
What is trumans folly?
One source stated that "Truman's Folly" was the Korean War. This may have been in reference to Truman's policy of "not fighting to win", which meant NOT USING THE "BOMB". US Military men who had WON World War Two, used any means available to do it; including the use of "the bomb" (Atomic Bomb). These same men wanted to use it again. The Soviets (Russians) had exploded (tested) their first A-Bomb in 1949; by the time of the Korean War in 1950, the Soviets now had "the bomb." President Truman had the foresight to realize that the world was now in the ATOMIC AGE, and that an Atomic War was not good...for anyone. Some of our military men where abit more traditional...and it took abit longer for the "Mutually Assured Destruction" mentality to sink into their minds. Translation: Truman was correct in not turning Korea into a nuclear war; but he may have been tagged with "Truman's Folly" because of it.
Why did the US government decide to built a hydrogen bomb?
Stan Ulam & Edward Teller had invented a mechanism based on Radiation Implosion that finally made one practical in early 1950.The USSR tested their first atomic bomb in 1949.The start of the Korean war in 1950.McCarthyism & the Red Scare.
Who fired MacArthur?
President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
When does the USSR get the Atomic bomb?
The Soviets tested their first A-Bomb in 1949; one year before the start of the Korean War (1950-1953).
When and where did the Korean War breakout?
In 1950 the korean war start and i don't kow where did korean war started. Sorry
What was the Korean police action?
President Truman was under pressure to use nuclear weapons to "win the war" in Korea. He couldn't use nukes because that might cause WW3; the Soviets had the atomic bomb by 1949...Korea began in 1950. To pacify the generals he used that term...to let them know that this was not really a war...therefore we don't need to use nuclear weapons. In reality, it was history's first LIMITED WAR, but Truman nor his generals knew that at the time; the atomic age was only 5 years old in 1950 (the atomic age was born when the first atomic weapons were detonated in 1945) and they had to learn how to fight wars in an era of nuclear weapons. Nor did they know that ANOTHER "Limited War" would be fought in Asia a decade later (Vietnam).
Did president Roosevelt die during Korean war?
President Roosevelt died in 1945, during World War 2. His vice president, Harry S. Truman resumed his office for the remainder of FDR's term.
