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@article{ART001535998},
author={이종판},
title={The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2011},
number={78},
pages={109-127},
doi={10.29212/mh.2011..78.109}

TY - JOUR
AU - 이종판
TI - The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -
JO - military history
PY - 2011
VL - null
IS - 78
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 109
EP - 127
SN - 1598-317X
AB - There some reasons why the nuclear weapons were not used in the Korean War(1950~1953). First, the nuclear strategy is not established in the situation of the limited war. Second, the atomic bomb was the weapon for strategic attack which aimed at industrial targets or traffic centers. There were not that kind of targets during the Korean War. In other words, Chinese Communist Forces whose attack exploits mountains was not the target of atomic bombing. In addition, after the atomic bomb dropping on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, using the nuclear weapon again on Asia itself was banned. Third, if the expected effect does not appear despite using the atomic bomb, it was concerned that the control function might disappear. The problems about nuclear weapon's control function were already unveiled. Bernard Brodie, one of the American nuclear strategy creator, mentioned the hardship of control in the nuclear world: “Today's weird paradox is that, though the nuclear must operate its control function, the concern about the malfunctioning of it is inherent." The nuclear threat tried by Eisenhower and Dulles was elementary but throws lots of meaning. In retrospect, Eisenhower and Dulles conceive new strategy during the presidential race in 1952, criticizing Truman's strategy. It was that American must prepare for exploiting nuclear weapons by using dominant position on nuclear when necessary. Here, the claim that psychological barrier between nuclear weapons and others should be overcome was brought forward. Eisenhower did not entirely agree on Dulles' viewpoint regarding the nuclear during the election campaign but after inauguration accepted his opinion to finish the Korean War and when faced the problem to maintain the Armistice Agreement. Nuclear threat for extracting the Armistice Agreement by American will, and nuclear threat in case of being unsolved as planned were more evident. And it is continued after the Armistice Agreement. Like this, Eisenhower and Dulles thought nuclear threat was success. Based on this, the cold war strategy under Eisenhower regime downsized old weapons and relied on nuclear weapon control. The perspective that the nuclear threat strategy was successful in terms of deriving the Armistice Agreement of the Korean War is based on misunderstanding of Eisenhower and Dulles. However, the nuclear policy formed from such misunderstanding is developed into the policy that decided the victory by nuclear weapons in a series of crisis in 1950's Asia.
KW - The Korean War;Armistice Agreement;Nuclear Weapon;Cold-War;Limited war. Harry S Truman;Dwight David Eisenhower;John Foster Dulles;Nuclear Blackmail;Douglas MacArthur
DO - 10.29212/mh.2011..78.109
ER -

이종판. (2011). The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -. military history, 78, 109-127.

이종판. 2011, "The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -", military history, no.78, pp.109-127. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2011..78.109

이종판 "The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -" military history 78 pp.109-127 (2011) : 109.

이종판. The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -. 2011; 78 : 109-127. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2011..78.109

이종판. "The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -" military history no.78(2011) : 109-127.doi: 10.29212/mh.2011..78.109

이종판. The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -. military history, 78, 109-127. doi: 10.29212/mh.2011..78.109

이종판. The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -. military history. 2011; 78 109-127. doi: 10.29212/mh.2011..78.109

이종판. The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -. 2011; 78 : 109-127. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2011..78.109

이종판. "The Korean War and Nuclear Weapon Policy of the USA - The Focus in the Eisenhower Years -" military history no.78(2011) : 109-127.doi: 10.29212/mh.2011..78.109