Question

What did General MacArthur want to use against the Chinese in Korea War?

Answer 1

The Atomic Bomb.

Explanation:

The U.S. really had close to a monopoly on Atom Bombs during the Korean War. Although the Soviet Union had just successfully tested one in 1949. General MacArthur thought that China could be won back from the Communists as they were not long in Power. The use of the Atomic bomb in a tactical role, he thought would would make that possible.

President Truman wasn't interested and fired him. Korea was a new type of limited war that became distinctive of the Cold War.