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A declaration of war (involving the US) INFERS "Total War." Total war infers "fighting to win." Fighting to win infers "Using Nuclear Weapons."

The US hasn't declared war since 11 December 1941 (against Germany & Italy in WWII).

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Neither the American Civil War nor the Vietnam War were declared wars.

The last US declared war was WWII.

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Vietnam put America in a that was never officially declared.?

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Which was never declared a war but rather was considered only a conflict?

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Vietnam put American in a that was never officialy declared?

The American Civil War (US Civil War) was not a declared war.


What was the date that America declared war on Vietnam?

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When was war declared in the Vietnam war?

The U.S. never officially declared war. About the closest thing you can point to is the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" passed in August 1964, which gave President Johnson free reign to escalate the war in Vietnam. U.S. military advisors had been training & advising the South Vietnamese Army since 1955.Answerthe united states never declared war on north Vietnam


Why is the Vietnam war never an official war?

There have no declared US wars since the end of WW2.


How was the Vietnam war illegal according to Nato?

IT WAS CONSIDERED ILLEGAL BECAUSE SOUTH VIETNAM NEVER DECLARED WAR ON NORTH VIETNAM AND VISA VERSA IT WAS A CIVIL WAR AND THE U.S. SHOULD NEVER GOT INVOLVED IN THEIR OPINION


Who declared Vietnam war?

WWII was America's last declared war.


Why did some Vietnam soldiers believe the war wasn't real?

It was never a "declared" war, but a police action. So, it was seen as an illegal action not sanctioned or declared by Congress. This makes it not "real".


Why is the Vietnam war not conceidered an official war?

Neither the Civil War nor the Vietnam War were declared wars.


Should the US government be allowed to draft Americans to a foreign conflict involving Vietnam that was never declared a war by congress?

Certainly. The US Civil War (War of the Rebellion) 1861-1865 was not a declared war by congress, and THAT WAS THE US FIRST MILITARY DRAFT! What makes Vietnam any different from that?


What body declared war in Vietnam?

None