Kissinger convinced the military to stand down from the order until Nixon
Which brings us to Nixon's drunken run-ins with the bomb.
According to newly revealed government documents, Nixon is even believed to have ordered nuclear bombers to be put on standby for an ...
In the coming years, the President would even send nuclear-armed bombers toward the Soviet
When it comes to North Korea, Nixon and Kissinger struggled with a
The nuclear launch process once haunted Nixon's aides.
President Nixon's time in office was fraught with issues but was he really contemplating bombing North Korea and potentially starting World ...
Three months into his presidential term, North Korea shot down an American spy plane. Out of a fit of rage, the president sent orders to retaliate ...
that "the madman was loose" when the United States military was ordered to
TIL that Richard Nixon once got drunk and ordered a nuclear strike on North Korea before sobering and cancelling it. Close.