During the Korean War, why did the United States, which had nuclear weapons , not use nuclear weapons on the Korean battlefield? Are Americans guilty of guilt or do they disdain the use of nuclear weapons?
As we all know, during the World War , the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki in retaliation for Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the abuse of American prisoners of war. More than 200,000 atomic bombs were dropped in an instant. Japanese people died in the flames. To this day, Japanese people still drink water that has been exposed to nuclear radiation and eat food containing nuclear radiation. Countless Japanese have also been infected with cancer and other diseases due to the impact of nuclear radiation. Therefore, the harm of nuclear radiation is huge, and the impact of nuclear radiation is also very far-reaching.
During World War II, the United States chose to drop atomic bombs on Japan, which can be said to be very satisfying to people all over the world. After all, on the historical stage of World War II, the Japanese, as invaders, colonized many countries. They fought endless wars against Japan and slaughtered countless poor people with their butcher knives. Therefore, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, the international community did not question the United States. On the contrary, some people applauded the United States' actions. However, during the Korean War, the United States tried to use nuclear weapons many times. Why did it choose to give up in the end?
First of all, from the perspective of the nature of the war, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan because Japan launched an unjust war and destroyed the peace and tranquility of many countries. In essence, the behavior of the United States is a righteous one, so it will not be condemned by public opinion. But on the Korean battlefield, the United States deliberately interfered in the internal disputes on the Korean Peninsula and united more than a dozen countries to form the United Nations Forces to jointly resist the North Korean army and persecute the people of the Korean region. In terms of the nature of the war, the Korean War was an unjust act by the United States. If nuclear weapons were used at the scene of such a war, it would inevitably be spurned and complained about by the world.
Secondly, from the perspective of the war situation, first of all, during World War II, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan because Japan was at the end of its rope and in order to urge Japan to quickly sign the armistice agreement, so the United States did The atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, hoping that Japan would be able to surrender obediently. Moreover, the location chosen by the United States was a plain area. Once the atomic bomb was dropped, the radiation power of the atomic bomb would be very large. In addition, there are some wooden buildings in the Japanese area. It is easy to spread the danger after the atomic bomb is detonated, and the maximum damage effect can be achieved. But in the Korean battlefield, our volunteer soldiers and North Korean soldiers are mainly concentrated in some hilly areas. These terrains are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the United States really wants to use nuclear weapons, they will have to prepare more than 360 nuclear missiles to destroy all the volunteer troops. This means that the United States will spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to invest in the use of nuclear weapons in this war. Faced with such a large expenditure, the United States is naturally unwilling to waste this money.
In addition, judging from the international situation at the time, the United States and the Soviet Union were both superpowers possessing nuclear weapons. The United States supported South Korea and North Korea in fighting each other, and was willing to use nuclear weapons as support, and could launch them into the Korean Peninsula at any time. However, once the United States used nuclear weapons Weapons, as another big boss behind North Korea, the former Soviet Union will definitely not sit idly by and will project atomic bombs to exert maximum pressure on the United States. Therefore, the United States has no need to divert the trouble eastward. Once it offends the Soviet Union, it may trigger World War III. For the United States, it is not yet mentally prepared enough to welcome the arrival of this war.
In addition, for our leaders, they have long thought that Americans do not dare to use nuclear weapons and cannot use nuclear weapons, otherwise our leaders will not put the volunteer soldiers in danger. No matter from which aspect, once the United States uses nuclear weapons, it will be criticized by public opinion. In addition, when the United States announced that it would give up the use of any weapons, our country had already devoted itself to nuclear weapons. During the development of weapons, and not long after that, we also successfully detonated our first atomic bomb, which made the United States feel unprecedented pressure. Although China's nuclear weapons were still relatively backward, the pressure on the United States was strong enough at that period, and after seeing the battles of the Volunteer Army, the United States was also retreating steadily. They knew that they could not defeat such a righteous army. Instead of struggling, it would be better to give up in advance.
Therefore, even if it had nuclear weapons, the United States did not dare to act rashly. In the end, it had no choice but to end the battle through peace talks. In addition, at the end of the battle, all the well-known generals in the United States had been beaten out of temper by Chinese volunteers . How could they act rashly again? Therefore, peace negotiation is still the best option for the United States. Otherwise, if the war continues, the Americans may lose even more face.
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