With a dazzling white light, a huge round fireball soared into the sky. The atomic bomb exploded at a distance of 600 meters from the ground, expanding in volume, and emitting nearly 6,000 degrees of hot heat.... As the mushroom cloud gradually dissipated, all the buildings in the 12 square kilometers of the city center were completely destroyed. The corpses of civilians and children, , and were seen everywhere a little further away from the central city. The number of deaths and missing persons reached 71,379, exceeding 100,000. Injury, this is the sensational " Hiroshima atomic bomb incident" , and this makes Japan the only country in the world that has tasted an atomic bomb.
Picture/B-29 bomber and crew on atomic bomb mission
Picture/Scenes after the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima
A few days later, Japan tasted the atomic bomb again, and the United States was in Japan again Nagasaki dropped the second atomic bomb, Nagasaki city of 270,000 people died that day, more than 60,000 people died, directly disappeared one-fifth of the population , 6 days later, the emperor of Japan directly declared unconditional The surrender has since poisoned Far East The Japanese imperialism of decades has finally disappeared, vanished, and the atomic bomb has played a huge role.
Due to the birth of the atomic bomb, a rare state of equilibrium has been created in the world structure. It is precisely because of the existence of the atomic bomb that although the international military competition and local friction are becoming increasingly fierce, it is rare to maintain a state of restraint. On the contrary, there were no major conflicts after World War II, and naturally World War III ceased to exist.
The atomic bomb is an artifact that balances great powers from wars.But the prerequisite is that the two countries have equal strength , such as the Soviet Union and the United States, both of which have atomic bombs, so they will naturally maintain respect and restraint. But for Japan, which did not have an atomic bomb in World War II, the United States did not hesitate to use an atomic bomb to stand up.
Figure/Japan submitted a letter of surrender
And broke out in 1950 in the Korean War , this situation is not true, China and the United States are extremely unequal in national power , logically the United States When the war situation is not going well, you should make a fuss about the atomic bomb, but in the past three years of war, the United States has never used this killer. The United States is not a soft-hearted person. Look at Japan, which did not have an atomic bomb in World War II. He did not hesitate to drop two atomic bombs on the Japanese mainland, killing two in two out, directly forcing the Japanese Emperor to surrender.
The Korean War lasted 33 months. Since the end of World War II, the United States of America became the world's largest power. The United States has not suffered such a big dumb loss. In this war, the United States has not only spent a lot of time using the Soviet Union to win the United Nations when it was not in the Security Council. Authorized by the United States, and sent troops to intervene in the situation in North Korea, it also cooperated with the United Nations forces composed of 15 countries, intending to take the Far East, a bridgehead in line with US interests, in a short time.
How does it end? himself gave money and sent troops again, but lost his wife and broke down . According to statistics given by our country after the war, the United States had 170,000 casualties in this battle, 70,000 of which were killed in battle. With the addition of the South Korean army, the casualties amounted to more than 400,000. The three-year military expenditure is as high as 284.8 billion U.S. dollars, more than 10 times that of my country's investment. However, with the signing of the final armistice agreement, these hundreds of billions of dollars have also been lost.
Figure / The number of war deaths disclosed by the United States
Figure / The number of Korean troops under the US military in the three years of the Korean War
A local war that was originally very disparity,With the intervention of the Volunteer Army, the dream of the United States' dream of carving the Far East was completely shattered, and the United States was plunged into the quagmire of war for several years. Not only did it fail to achieve its goal, but it also suffered a heavy military burden and suffered the most serious casualties after World War II.
Excellent American ordnance, as well as modern armored groups, an invincible fleet that stretches across the world, and the U.S. Air Force, which is frighteningly occupying air supremacy in the Korean War, even though this means gaining power and not scoring points. Conventional weapons can no longer help our army. Our military is getting stronger and stronger, so has the United States not thought of using nuclear weapons to open up the situation?
You should know that the strength of China and the United States is not equal. If the United States insists on using the atomic bomb as a killer to show its weakness, If the US military uses atomic bombs to bomb northeast China or cities controlled by our military in North Korea, China will have no equivalent weapons to retaliate against the United States. This reminds me that I just set off to North Korea and questioned whether I could win the atomic bomb in the United States. Chairman Mao said:
"He dropped his atomic bomb, I dropped my grenade."
Picture/Chairman Mao's speech
Although the words were bold, the sadness was only felt by the military and political leaders at the time. At that time, China was waiting to be rejuvenated. The northeast rear is the top priority. It has a complete industrial system and is the key to the re-emergence of New China. The sudden Korean War not only delayed the liberation of Taiwan. A good time, and the aggressiveness of the United States made the Northeast from the rear of our country directly into the front of the battlefield.
And now, since the US military cannot open the situation with conventional weapons, the use of atomic bombs will be the most convenient way to change the battle situation. Compared with the slow ground advancement, it will also cost a steady stream of expenses and casualties.Using a few atomic bombs to open the situation is undoubtedly the cheapest and most popular thing to see in the United States. If you want to say whether the United States will become more humanitarian, it has not launched an atomic bomb in the Korean War in the past three years, then you are wrong!
Far from speaking, I will just say two things. First, during the Korean War, the US military launched a frenzied and infamous germ warfare. This was a naked violation of the Geneva Convention , but the United States still did it. Although it has never admitted it, as The declassification of the Korean War was confirmed by the US authorities, and it was immediately condemned and cast aside by the whole world. Among them, Li Xiang, commander of the 67th Army of our army, died after being infected with bacteria. He was only 38 years old when he died. He is the only commander of the 27 volunteer army commanders of our army who has not been honored, and the highest general who has died in North Korea. (For details, please refer to my previous article)
Picture/Our military health team injected North Korean people with a vaccine
Second, racial discrimination in the United States and racial discrimination in the United States It has been around for a long time, but in recent years there has been a growing trend Readers think about it, do they care if a group of black-haired, yellow-skinned people have a little bit of compassion?
Therefore, I believe that the Americans definitely thought about using atomic bombs, and more than once. According to the information disclosed after the war, the atomic bombs have been running through this war that has attracted the attention of the whole world from beginning to end. As for why the US military did not Implementation, let's see the author one by one.
The United States put an atomic bomb on the agenda for the first time. On the fourth day after the Korean War, Truman prepared about 10 atomic bombs for Mike Arthur. Truman’s move was used in response to the Soviet Union, but then the Soviet Union just sat on the hill and watched the tiger fight, and threw the pot to China, letting China meet with the United States on its behalf.Later, the plan naturally aborted , the Soviet Union did not send troops, and the "United Nations Army" card had a huge advantage, naturally it did not need an atomic bomb.
Picture/MacArthur and Truman
But as a war madman, Mike Arthur is very enthusiastic about the atomic bomb plan, and more than once asked the Pentagon for the right to implement an atomic bomb in North Korea, for the aggressive Mike Arthur In terms of being able to personally order an atomic bomb attack on a target during a lifetime, it is a very face-saving thing. In the current Internet language, "I can blow this thing for a lifetime." However, Truman and the military high-level are based on the situation of the war. After considering the issue, they did not at all think that the United States needs to drop an atomic bomb under such circumstances.
The situation is basically the same as Truman thought. MacArthur caught Kim Il Sung by surprise when he landed in Incheon. Not only did he regain most of the occupied territories, but the main force of the People’s Army was not left for three, even the People’s Army. The chiefs of staff and Jiang Jian were all killed in the airstrike , but then the United States cleverly pushed the front to the Yalu River, threatening the northeast of our country. This is why the volunteers entered the DPRK. The United States is also self-feeding. Bad results.
Picture/the famous ‘38th Line’
With the strong intervention of the Volunteers, the momentum of the US military came to an abrupt halt. The Volunteers had five battles and five victories, directing the Americans back to the "38th Line". In response to the unfavorable battlefield situation, MacArthur put the atomic bomb project on the agenda again. It must be said that MacArthur was a complete lunatic. According to the US Army archives declassified after the war:
"At the end of 1950, MacArthur submitted a "Delay" He suggested to drop 20 to 30 atomic bombs on Northeast China, and set up a radioactive zone along the Yalu River between China and North Korea.Cut off the ties between China and North Korea. "_P11p
Truman was also very excited about this plan, because the previous joint meeting of chiefs of staff in November 1950 also suggested that nuclear strikes against North Korea and Northeast China should be studied. Therefore, Truman on November 30 The Pentagon’s press conference clearly stated:
"We have been actively considering the use of atomic bombs, but I don’t want to see the use of atomic bombs. It is a terrible weapon that will harm innocent people. "_P11p
And his remarks are not without a target, because he ordered the U.S. Air Force to ship the disassembled nuclear warheads to the Far East and deploy them on an aircraft carrier. The wolf's ambition is clear.
Figure/US Army The insulting pattern was printed on the plane
and Truman’s remarks caused great panic in the world. Among them, the United Kingdom, which sent the second most troops, responded the most. According to MacArthur’s autobiography:
"The British move is afraid of this. Influencing the Soviet counterattack, once China and the Soviet Union participate in the war, it is very likely that the Korean Peninsula issue will be resolved in one fell swoop, and the Hong Kong issue will be resolved together. This will not be in the interests of Britain. "_P11p
British Prime Minister Churchill and the French Prime Minister immediately went to the United States to block the atomic bomb plan, and people in the United States also protested against the use of atomic bombs again. The funny thing is that Truman’s move did not deter China, but instead deterred himself. Several of the allies were frightened. American military historian John Tolan wrote:
"Instead of causing Mao Zedong’s concern, Truman’s atomic threat was regarded as a useful tool by him."_P11p
The United States cancelled the atomic bomb plan due to various pressures, but the most important thing is that the Soviet Union also successfully tested its own nuclear weapons a year ago. For the Soviet Union and the United States that had not yet taken action in the Korean War It is very fearful.
Picture/U.S. negotiator
As the battle progressed, after the fifth battle, the U.S. military was still in the quagmire, and the gap between Truman and MacArthur became deeper and deeper, America The authorities suggested that the warring parties start negotiations. The negotiations did not happen overnight. At the beginning, there was great disagreement on the issue of dividing the military demarcation line. In order to gain more bargaining chips in the negotiating table, the Americans even clamored to "let aircraft cannon machine guns" to debate, outrageously The autumn and summer trends were launched.
At this time, the time came to 1952, the second year of the Korean War, when MacArthur was dismissed from his post by Li Qiwei, and the president was no longer Truman but a soldier from Eisenhower, Facing the famous World War II, Eisenhower was quite decisive. In the spring of this year, he ordered missiles loaded with atomic bombs to be shipped to Okinawa in an attempt to threaten China with nuclear force.
Facing Eisenhower’s naked threat of force Chairman Mao made an important speech:
"As long as it takes to fight, I don’t think we should make a decision. In the past, it was Truman, but now it depends on Eisenhower or the future president of the United States. It is up to them to make the decision. We will stay with us for as long as we fight. ”_P11p
Picture/After the Battle of Shangganling, the U.S. returned to the negotiating table
In the subsequent Korean War situation,While negotiating with the United States, our country allowed the Volunteers to continue to expand the results and narrow the battle. Later, the US military finally bowed its head after the First World War in Shangganling and was pushed back to the negotiating table by our country, but don’t think of the United States at this time. It would be a big mistake to give up nuclear strikes. Until 1953 when the three countries signed the "Korea Armistice Agreement", the United States did not forget to use atomic bombs to reverse the situation.
At that time, the two sides were negotiating on Kaesong. Kaesong belonged to the neutral zone. At this time, Kaesong had become a bridgehead for the Volunteers to attack the "United Nations Army". It was filled with supplies, "United Nations Army" commander Clark stated that he has the right to use atomic bombs to attack Kaesong once the Chinese offensive is imminent.
Later in Panmunjom negotiations, when the two sides entered a deadlock due to the prisoner of war issue, the US State Department and the military held a joint meeting to discuss the use of atomic bombs again. Army Chief of Staff Collins believes:
"It is difficult to use nuclear weapons in North Korea. He said that recent tests have shown that if the air-raid shelter is deep, people can approach the explosion site without being harmed; Deep digging of air-raid shelters on the 150-mile-long forward front is not a good target for the use of tactical nuclear weapons.
Figure / Chiang Kai-shek and U.S. President Eisenhower
Later, my country made concessions on the prisoner of war issue , But Eisenhower considered his "nuclear threat" to play a role. Although failed to implement the atomic bomb plan for various reasons,However, the ups and downs and thrilling during the period still inevitably make people sweat. Because in the later stages of the negotiations, he discussed the implementation of the atomic bomb more than once at the Joint Chiefs of Staff and asked his staff to be Dulles in India with Nehru must be right Four airports in North Korea carried out nuclear strikes or bombed the Northeast China base north of the Yalu River.
And the facts have proved that the United States is already powerless at this time, even if he uses the atomic bomb, it will not change the fact that the United States hates North Korea in the slightest. The words of Chairman Mao as early as in Yan'an are even more intriguing and quite interesting. There is a philosophical charm.
In fact, as early as the Yan'an period, Chairman Mao once said that the atomic bomb was just a "paper tiger" used by the United States to scare people. He never believed that a major war was the main determinant of the outcome It is a weapon, but to believe in who is in possession of this weapon, whether it is righteous or evil. Chairman Mao always believes that the people are the key to victory. If there is no power of the people and there is no righteous people's will, the atomic bomb is just an important new weapon.
In fact, Chairman Mao’s remarks have risen to a philosophical level. In September 1950, when the top military commissioners were planning to send troops to North Korea, facing some comrades’ worries about the atomic bomb, Chairman Mao said at the meeting:
"The enemy is not terrible,Its posture and aggressiveness are frightening. However, U.S. imperialism may also be chaotic today, and it can do anything. If it were to do that, it would be bad if we didn't have much preparation, and we could deal with it when we were ready. "_Span2span
So, since our army sent troops to North Korea, it was expected that one day it would be attacked by an atomic bomb, so we were prepared. From the beginning of the DPRK, the army unified the mind and repeatedly followed Soldiers popularize the power of the atomic bomb and keep the volunteers on the alert. As we all know, the two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki detonated under unknown circumstances, and they had the greatest damage; and we are in a wartime state. Digging trenches, tunnels, and the Korean peninsula in the mountains and hills of , the power of the atomic bomb will be greatly restricted. Conducted air defense education and conducted exercises against atomic bombs. In terms of tactics, before entering the dynasty, our army formulated a combat mode of close combat and night combat, which would also allow the enemy to drop rat-traps and drop the enemy’s atomic bomb Sex is reduced to a minimum.
Picture/Stalin and Chairman Mao
And the Soviet Union’s report entitled "Some Issues on the Foreign Policy of the New US Government" mentioned two points:
- first: China was the opponent in the Korean War,The United States cannot establish its superiority by using a few atomic bombs, and atomic bombs are strategic weapons rather than tactical weapons. The main purpose is to destroy the enemy's central cities and industrial bases. And is there anything on the Korean Peninsula worth bombing? The answer is no. The entire peninsula is devastated, and the United States has to bomb China to achieve its goal, otherwise it is meaningless.
- Second: The US’s atomic bomb inventory is not as much as imagined, and as a strategic weapon, its use in the Korean War will greatly reduce the US’s nuclear deterrence. Moreover, the focus of the United States at this time is still in Europe. The main deterrent opponents are the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. These atomic bombs will not cause any loss to the Soviet Union when they are dropped on North Korea. On the contrary, they will break the nuclear balance between the United States and the Soviet Union. To a serious threat.
In response to the idea that the United States would use atomic bombs to bomb the mainland of China, the Soviet Union made guarantees that once the United States did that, the Soviet Union would still color Japan, and Japan was also an important export destination for the United States during the Korean War. The impact of the attack is huge. With this guarantee, urges the United States to use only the atomic bomb on the Korean peninsula. The embarrassing thing is that even if the United States uses it, it cannot achieve the effect of reversing the situation. In this case, it will not be effective if used. The face is so good, this can't help but let the United States weigh it.
The United States has a nuclear superiority, but it cannot rely on it to make its opponents bow to their opponents. It wants to use nuclear weapons but dare not use it. This dilemma is indeed very uncomfortable.
Picture / Stalin's death
And now more and more evidences also show that 1953 Korean War ended so smoothly and the signature was due to the sudden death of Soviet leader Stalin ,During the negotiations, Chairman Mao also expressed his attitude again:
" still have to talk, fight or fight, and peace or make peace. There will be no 30 Years War or Hundred Years War, because long-term fighting will be very important to the United States. Not good."
At that time, the new Soviet leader hoped to end the confrontation with the Western camp and provide a good environment for economic development. When the Soviet Union did this, Chairman Mao would not be able to persist any longer. After all, the continuation of the Korean War relied on the Soviet Union's air force cover and Soviet-made weapons.
In fact, the United States also realizes that the atomic bomb can no longer deter China, and it depends on the army to determine the battlefield situation. The Chinese army is powerful, and the Americans have already learned deeply about the fearless spirit of the Chinese people. People also have a deep understanding. Can such a national army really be intimidated by a few atomic bombs? The United States wants to make a question mark by itself?
Picture / President Peng signed the armistice agreement and temporary supplementary agreement
Therefore, On July 27, 1953, the United States had to sign the armistice agreement to end this "bitter war" , Get out of the quagmire of the war.
And we also have to be impressed by Chairman Mao’s far-sightedness. It is precisely because of Chairman Mao’s original efforts to reject all opinions and the strategizing of the older generation of revolutionary leaders, the world’s countries are forced to live in North Korea. The battlefield saw "Chinese power". The predecessors planted trees and others took advantage of the shade. Only after decades of prosperity and stability did China truly stand up and become a veritable oriental power.
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