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Why did General Douglas MacArthur risk landing Marines in enemy held territory in Inchon?
MacArthur wanted to cut the supply lines of the North Korean army.
Who wanted to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese during the Korean war?
General Douglas MacArthur suggested this, resulting in President Harry Truman terminating MacArthur's military career on April 10, 1951 and replacing him with General Matthew Ridgway.The Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953. Note: Truman had already had 4 MK-4 fission bombs shipped to Korea but had not authorized their use (so when MacArthur threatened to use fission bombs he could havebut it would have been unauthorized).
What conflict followed war war 2?
The Korean war.
Where did MacArthur want to drop the nuclear bombs?
In North Korea and China during the Korean war. He got fired by Truman for that.
What 20th century conflict was dubbed the forgotten war despite 54246 US deaths?
The Korean War.
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