Word: atomics
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...minister," he said, "I'm not in favor of the atom bomb. But I think that 50% of this community believes that our military should drop an atom bomb on Russia and get it over with...
...Johnson, would go down in history "as a slaughterhouse for democracy or as a graveyard for aggression." He wanted to call out the National Guard and the Organized Reserves and to give the President powers to mobilize industry. Maine's Owen Brewster wanted to let MacArthur use the atom bomb at his discretion...
...Strategic Air Force (B-36s and B-29s) to carry the atom bomb, which, though not in action, was and still is the U.S.'s main bet. About 65% of all procurement went to the Air Force last year...
...plans or crop prospects to think about, Canadians felt far away from Korea. But there was calm agreement that the time had come at last to stop Red aggression. From the quiet reaches of New Brunswick came unusually heated words. Said the Saint John Times-Globe: "Probably a few [atom bombs] dropped now would quickly send the North Koreans back behind the 38th Parallel...
...Atomic Secrets. Braves Manager Billy Southworth was certain of it. "I'm afraid someone's going to get killed," he gloomed. Yankee Coach Bill Dickey was just as convinced: "It's making a joke of the game." Though both league presidents and the company which makes the balls denied any skulduggery, one player insisted: "The atom bomb secrets were sold to Spalding, not the Russians...