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Canada reacts to talk of using the atomic bomb in Korea
Broadcast Date: Nov. 30, 1950
China enters the fray on Nov. 26, 1950, sparking fears that UN forces will be crushed by a massive Chinese assault. If Korea falls to the communists, the stage would be set for further communist expansion in Asia. When U.S. President Harry Truman mentions using the atomic bomb, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson keeps his diplomatic cool. He has faith the "world crisis" can be solved through UN negotiations.Canada reacts to talk of using the atomic bomb in Korea
• Fearful that a possible Third World War might interfere with their planned meeting in Toronto in September 1951, a group of international stamp collectors approached Lloyd's of London about insuring the event against cancellation. The world-renowned insurance company charged only 2% interest on the philatelists' policy, which many observers in the media took as a reassuring sign that the chances of a new world war were slim.Canada reacts to talk of using the atomic bomb in Korea
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC News Roundup
Broadcast Date: Nov. 30, 1950
Guest(s):
Commentator: Ross Munro
Reporter: Warren Baldwin
Duration: 4:55
Last updated:
March 13, 2008
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