>My mother's first cousin was a high-ranking doctor in the Army during the
>Korean War. He was also a close friend of John Eisenhower, the Dwight's
>son.
>
>He was part of the task force to determine whether or not to drop a
>nuclear bomb. The reason for not doing so was that the prevailing winds
>would have brought too much fallout on the American troops.
An American itch to drop a nuclear bomb on Korea isn't surprising, but it is incredible that the task force exhibited so much consideration for the American troops. :)
Yoshie