1951 ⟶ Truman Fires MacArthur

U.S. President Harry S. Truman fires Douglas MacArthur from ...
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☢️ Truman Informs Stalin of Nuclear Weapons at Potsdam

Potsdam Conference - At the Potsdam Conference, Truman informs Stalin that the United States has nuclear weapons.⟶
Truman Informs Stalin of Nuclear Weapons at Potsdam (1945)
Potsdam ConferenceTrumanStalinNuclear WeaponsAtomic BombCold WarDiplomacyArms Race

☢️ Truman Announces Hydrogen Bomb Development

President Truman announces the beginning of the development of a hydrogen bomb.⟶
Truman Announces Hydrogen Bomb Development (1950)
nuclear weaponshydrogen bombarms raceCold WarUSSoviet Unionnuclear proliferationdeterrenceTruman

💣 First Bombing Attack on North Korea Approved

The first bombing attack on North Korea was approved by General Douglas MacArthur⟶
Korean WarBombingNorth KoreaMilitary ActionUSAir ForceWarfare

👨‍⚖️ Truman Fires MacArthur

U.S. President Harry S. Truman fires Douglas MacArthur from command of US forces in Korea due to him demanding nuclear weapons to be used on the enemy.⟶
Truman Fires MacArthur (1951)
Korean WarTrumanMacArthurUSMilitaryCold WarAprilLeadershipNuclear Weapons

🛡️ Truman Signs Mutual Security Act

President Harry S. Truman signs the Mutual Security Act, announcing to the world, and its communist powers in particular, that the U.S. was prepared to provide military aid to "free peoples".⟶
Truman Signs Mutual Security Act (1951)
US Foreign PolicyMilitary AidCold WarContainmentAnti-CommunismTrumanInternational Relations

☢️ SAC Begins Reflex Alert Deployments

Strategic Air Command begins Reflex Alert deployments of Convair B-36 and B-47 Stratojet long-range nuclear bombers to overseas bases like purpose-built Nouasseur Air Base in French Morocco, placing them within unrefueled striking range of Moscow.⟶
SAC Begins Reflex Alert Deployments (1952)
Strategic Air CommandNuclear WeaponsCold WarDeterrenceB-36B-47MilitaryGeopolitics