After the Korean War, an Army dossier of macArthur, the former commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Army," was declassified, which pointed out that MacArthur had suggested to the U.S. military that in order to quickly win the Korean War, more than 20 atomic bombs could be used to bomb the Volunteer Army to ensure American victory.
At that time, Truman, when he saw MacArthur's suggestion, was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and he did not agree with MacArthur's suggestion, but instead persuaded MacArthur to stop there.
At this time, MacArthur, who was in charge of the military and political power of the United Nations, was very arrogant, and he did not listen to Truman's persuasion at all, and vigorously advocated the use of atomic bombs to quickly end the war in American political circles.
In the face of MacArthur's repeated attempts, Truman did not back down, and he immediately dismissed MacArthur and appointed Ridgway as the new commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Army".
Chairman Mao, who was far away in China, was not surprised when he learned of the change of commander of the "United Nations Army," saying that as early as the ninth meeting of the Central Committee, he had expressed his opinion that the United States had hit China with atomic bombs, and Truman did not dare to do so, so he would withdraw MacArthur, who was at odds with his own political views.
Later, when people recalled Chairman Mao's speech at the Central Committee, they had to sigh that the chairman really broke his weakness in a word!
So, what exactly did Chairman Mao say at the congress? Why did MacArthur suggest the use of atomic bombs against China? Why didn't the Truman administration dare to use the atomic bomb against China?
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="8" > "on protracted warfare" on the Korean battlefield</h1>
In July 1950, MacArthur led the United Nations army into the Korean battlefield, turning the war into an international war and bringing the world's attention to Korea.
Before the war, U.S. "President" Truman repeatedly stressed at the National Security Council: The United Nations military should remember that military operations north of the 38th Parallel should be limited to destroying the supply of military supplies.
MacArthur disagreed with Truman's instructions, believing that the UN forces would not only repel the North Korean army, but also completely destroy it and occupy northern Korea, MacArthur confidently said: "Thinking of my military ability, I have absolute confidence to destroy Korea in a short time." ”
MacArthur did, as he said, showed consistently strong military strength on the Korean battlefield, and on September 15, MacArthur led the United Nations army to land at Inchon, leaving the Korean People's Army in a position of being attacked from the belly, and MacArthur's strong strength also led the Truman administration to make the decision to "cross the 38th Line" and intend to quickly end the war.
In the face of repeated northward attacks by the United Nations forces, our Government has constantly warned the United States and ordered them to stop and not cross the 38th Line, but the US Government ignored our country's warnings and began to cross the 38th Line on 7 October.
MacArthur did not pay attention to China's assistance, he believed that China had just been founded, the weapons and equipment of the volunteer army was not as good as the United States, so it was certainly not a rival of the United States, so MacArthur then attacked northward, and ordered the army to "lift the restrictions on combat in the northern border area of Korea", and burned the war to the land on the northeast border, that is, the Yalu River.
Chairman Mao was well aware of the United States' intention to "quickly end the war by force," and in order to dismantle the US conspiracy, Chairman Mao adopted the method of play during the War of Resistance Against Japan, that is, "on protracted war," which slowly changed from the strategic defensive stage to a strategic offensive and consumed the United States.
On 25 October, the Chinese Volunteer Army launched its first campaign against the United Nations Army, repelling the enemy troops along the Yalu River all the way south of the Cheongcheon River.
On November 7, the second battle broke out, and our army, with the cooperation of the Korean People's Army, implemented the strategy of "luring the enemy to go deeper", lured the ROK army into the ambushed battlefield, launched an attack on it, and caused heavy losses to the ROK army.
After that, the main force of our army quickly launched a counterattack in the Chosin Lake area, defeating the Unaffiliated army one after another, and enabling them to successfully retreat to the south of the "38th Line."
Facts have proved that Chairman Mao's decision was very wise; in the first campaign, our army focused on defense and expelled the enemy troops from the Yalu River; in the second campaign that followed, it seized the opportunity to attack, knocked the UN army back to the other end of the 38th line in one fell swoop, and successfully turned from passive to active, creating a good situation for the peaceful armistice in Korea.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="49" > MacArthur: "Dropping atomic bombs on China."</h1>
After this battle, MacArthur withdrew his invincible attitude and began to face up to China as an opponent, and in order to achieve his goal of unifying Korea by force, MacArthur made a proposal to the US military.
"Our previous goal was to quickly capture Korea, but now the participation of the Chinese volunteers has disrupted our plans, so in order to win the Korean War quickly, I propose to bomb the volunteers with more than 20 atomic bombs and set up a radioactive strip along the Yalu River between China and North Korea to ensure the victory of the United States," he said. ”
After receiving his proposal, American "President" Truman did not immediately reply, because he did not want the local war in North Korea to expand and rise to a full-scale conflict in Asia, and if the Chinese volunteers projected atomic bombs, the Soviet Union, which also possessed nuclear weapons, would certainly seize this opportunity and also threaten the United States with nuclear weapons.
U.S. Secretary of State Acheson also said in a memorandum from the Department of Defense:
If the war to unify Korea by force were extended to Chinese mainland, the Soviet Union could intervene directly.
After MacArthur made this proposal, the US decision-making level held several rounds of meetings and discussions, and finally reached a consensus view of "not projecting nuclear weapons against China and North Korea".
MacArthur was greatly dissatisfied when he learned of the resolution of the US high-level, and he expressed strong protests and trumpeted in US political circles that the United States must carry out a nuclear strike against China.
In order to get MacArthur to agree with his claims, Truman had to persuade him personally, and he told MacArthur many times that if the conflict escalated, it would become World War III, the United States would have a great possibility of defeat, and we would become the sinners of the United States.
Truman
MacArthur did not listen to Truman's persuasion at all, but instead sent a telegram to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on December 30, proposing that "Chiang Kai-shek's troops should be able to launch an offensive against the Chinese mainland, thus opening up a second battlefield to contain the activities of the Chinese volunteers on the Korean battlefield."
The US decision-making level directly rejected MacArthur's proposal, because in the previous liberation war, the United States had lost confidence in Chiang Kai-shek's government, not to mention that if Chiang Kai-shek's army wanted to launch an offensive, it would require the United States to provide them with weapons and equipment, which was undoubtedly a burden for the United States.
In addition to the Opposition macArthur in the United States, the allies of the United Nations Army also strongly opposed MacArthur's claims, the Allies believed that if the war escalated, they would be dragged into the water, and after experiencing The Second World War, many of the Allies had suffered heavy losses, so they did not want another world war.
In addition, the Allies also regard China as the main force in the anti-Soviet Resistance in the Asian region, and in the pattern of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, China, as a neighbor of the Soviet Union, will certainly be able to cause a certain containment of the Soviet Union.
Surprisingly, under pressure from both the decision-making level and the allies, MacArthur continued to go his own way and insist on his own ideas.
To show his resolve, on March 24, 1951, MacArthur issued a public statement saying: "Military defeat is constrained by the government, if the government allows the expansion of the area of operations beyond Korea, China is doomed to military collapse, so I strongly advocate the expansion of the war, and do not hesitate to launch a full-scale war with China and even the Soviet Union." ”
As soon as MacArthur's statement was published, it caused a worldwide sensation, and the British ambassador to the United States immediately protested to the American authorities, saying: "On behalf of the British Government, I have questioned the American authorities to protest General MacArthur's statement that he has exceeded his authority. ”
After the British protests, other countries protested and demanded that the Us authorities give an accurate account.
In just one month, Truman received both MacArthur's statement of overstepping his authority and being questioned by multiple allies, which made him feel humiliated, and coupled with the strong pressure of world public opinion, Truman finally made a decision.
In the early hours of April 11, Truman's press secretary, at a special press conference, announced Truman's order:
"Five-Star General MacArthur, who has exceeded his authority on matters concerning his duties, has issued a statement without the consent of the Government that I will, in view of the responsibilities entrusted to me by the Constitution of the United States and the United Nations, the following decision will be made in view of his inability to support the decision-making of the United States and the United Nations: Immediately remove MacArthur of all command powers and replace Ridgway as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Far East."
Since then, MacArthur has withdrawn from the Korean battlefield, and the United States has not launched any "all-out war" since then, and has begun to focus on negotiations.
Chairman Mao
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="80" > Chairman Mao's wisdom speech</h1>
Chairman Mao, as the supreme leader of China, was always concerned about the international situation, and shortly after the start of the Korean War, Chairman Mao did not pay any attention to MacArthur's threat to project atomic bombs on China.
Because he knew that this was not something that MacArthur alone could decide, the American decision-making hierarchy would not agree to MacArthur escalating the war. So when MacArthur was relieved of his position as commander of the United Nations Forces, Chairman Mao was not at all surprised, because these were things he expected.
As early as September 5, 1950, at the Central People's Government Committee, Chairman Mao expressed his views on the atomic bomb, saying:
"We must be clear that the enemy is not terrible, the ferocity it shows is all pretentious and deceitful, that is, we are talking about paper tigers, China has experienced decades of war, has long been not afraid of war, if the United States must fight, then you have to fight you, I hit mine, you hit your atomic bomb, I hit my grenade, seize your weakness, follow you, and finally defeat you!" 」
Chairman Mao's remarks puzzled all the participants present, but soon these people understood the profound meaning of Chairman Mao's words; before entering the Korean War, our army repeatedly stressed that we should not confront the United States hard, but should use tunnels, bunkers, and so on to fight the US military, and build strong fortifications to resist the atomic bombs that the United States may project.
Just as Chairman Mao said, China is not afraid of war, even if the United States bombs with atomic bombs, the Chinese volunteer army will not stop the pace of combat, you fight yours, I hit mine, the volunteer army will use its own methods to defeat the US army.
In the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, although the US military did not drop atomic bombs on China and carry out nuclear strikes, the US military still possessed the world's top weapons and equipment, and the number of aircraft and tanks alone was several times that of the volunteer army.
However, in the face of the strong military strength of the United States, the volunteer army was not afraid of war at all, and used its own advantages to launch a variety of offensive methods against the enemy, such as position warfare, surprise attacks, night operations, and tunnel operations, which were flexible and changeable, so that the enemy could not be defended, and successfully won this battle, which made all countries in the world admire it.
After the end of the Korean War, Chairman Mao turned his goal to the development of nuclear weapons, and at the call of the government, a large number of patriotic scientists returned to China, secretly participated in the study of nuclear weapons, and dedicated their lives to them.
On October 16, 1964, the picture of China's successful atomic bomb test was recorded in the annals of history and written into the teachings of various countries, and China also woke up at this moment and became a dragon on the eastern continent.