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Re: Cause of the Korean War ?
The cause of the Korean War goes back to 1945 when the country of Korea was divided at the 38th parallel, north of which the Russians were to disarm the Japanese, and south of which the Americans were to accomplish the same. The Russians violated the agreement by imposing a Communist government on the north and giving military equipment and training to the NK Army. In 1950 Josef Stalin encouraged Kim Il-Sung to invade the south.
President Truman immediately ordered U.S. naval and air forces to Korea to stem the aggression and then took the case to the U.N. which at the time the USSR boycotted and unable to use their veto in the Security Council. The U.N. authorized the participating nations to use force to repel the invaders.
General McArthur, Supreme Commander of U.N. forces, had always advocated that the U.S. military would be at a disadvantage against the huge manpower reservoir of China and that the U.S. should use the armed force which was at its disposal including nukes.
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