What was McArthurs ideas about fighting the Korean war?

Answer 1

He knew that China was supporting North Korea,including actually sending Chinese troops into the fight. McArthur wanted to take the war into China but he was overruled by President Truman who was apprehensive of sparking a wider conflict,not unreasonable considering that WWII had ended just 5 years before the Korean War started.

Answer 2

General MacArthur wanted nothing short of total war. He proposed to conquer North Korea, then push into China and use Nuclear Weapons to subdue resistance.

This would have very likely drawn the USSR into the war, and could have escalated into a nuclear exchange.

Answer 3

use of atomic weapons against north korean and chinese forces