US military considered using nuclear weapons against China in 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis, leaked documents show
Updated 3:01 AM ET, Mon May 24, 2021
Nationalist Chinese soldiers on Quemoy Island, which became the focus of an artillery bombardment from mainland China in 1958.
Hong Kong (CNN)Military planners in Washington pushed for the White House to prepare
plans to use nuclear weapons against mainland China during the Taiwan Strait crisis in 1958, newly leaked documents appear to confirm.
The documents, first reported on by the New York Times Saturday, reveal the extent of Washington s discussions about using nuclear weapons to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, including the acceptance by some US military leaders of possible retaliatory nuclear strikes on US bases.
US military considered using nuclear weapons against China in 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis, leaked documents show
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US military considered using nuclear weapons against China in 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis, leaked documents show
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