North Korea Almost Forced Nixon Into A War, While America Was In Vietnam
Kyle Mizokami
Security,
Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed.
Key point: Ultimately, the Nixon administration—not dovish by any stretch of the imagination—declined to retaliate.
April 15, 1969 marked one of the deadliest days for the United States in postwar Asia. The shootdown of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of North Korea was unprovoked, and cost the lives of thirty-one Americans. Despite stern calls from Congress to avenge the deaths of the American servicemen, President Richard M. Читать дальше...