Why did Truman choose not to use nuclear weapons in the Korean War?

A.

Truman was concerned about the communist threat from Taiwan.

B.

Truman believed it was the wrong war, place, time, and enemy.

C.

Truman thought that General MacArthur did not have a winning plan.

D.

Truman was convinced that the Soviet Union was no longer a threat.

Answer:B.

Truman believed it was the wrong war, place, time, and enemy.

Explanation:

After affirming that the president always had to consider the use of nuclear weaponry in any scenario involving U. S. troops, Truman went on to assure the press that day that he never wanted to see the bomb used again. "It is a terrible weapon, and it should not be used on innocent men, women, and children." Truman continued to be mindful of the dangers of the nuclear arms race through the end of his tenure in office. In fact, in his farewell address to Congress in 1953 he warned, "We are being hurried forward, in our mastery of the atom ... toward yet unforeseeable peaks of destructive power [when man could] destroy the very structure of a civilization ... such a war is not a possible policy for rational men."

i think the answer is b