The strategy that emerged from those considerations became known as “massive retaliation,” following a speech made by U.S. By that time the nuclear arsenal was becoming more plentiful and more powerful. Assigning a greater priority to nuclear weapons provided the opportunity to scale down expensive conventional forces. Eisenhower was also extremely worried about the economic burden of conventional rearmament. It reflected on the frustrating experience of the inconclusive conventional war fought in Korea and wondered why the West had not made more use of its nuclear superiority. Eisenhower, which came to power in January 1953, saw things differently.
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