ABSTRACT In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the global powers recalibrated their influence in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, the Korean Peninsula emerged as one of the most volatile fault lines in the early Cold War period. This research traces, with rigor and precision, the full historical, strategic, and political arc of … Leggi tutto The Nuclear Brink of 1950: A Critical Analysis of U.S. Strategic Deliberations During the Korean War’s Opening Phase