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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by ksherlock on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:10PM (#36345820)
He wanted nuclear bombs in NK and China.
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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by nickff on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:31PM (#36346095)
Do you have a citation for that? The only sources I've seen have said that others suggested offensive use of nuclear weapons, then scapegoated MacArthur when the studies were leaked/released to the public.
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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by kneebonian on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:51PM (#36346367)
I maintain that the second greatest mistake the US ever made was not giving McArthur the bombs he wanted.
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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by ksherlock on Thursday June 15, 2023 @05:26PM (#36346710)
What's your number one mistake then? Not nuking Russia in 1945 or asking Stalin to help out in Asia?
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