Jul7
“When the National Security Council recommended the use of nuclear weapons at Dien Bien Phu to rescue the beleaguered French garrison there, Eisenhower rejected the proposal. “We can’t use those awful things against Asians for the second time in less than 10 years,” he said. Four years later, when China threatened force against Taiwan, the joint chiefs again recommended a nuclear response, and once again, Eisenhower rejected the idea.”
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