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...Battle of the Tet offensive does not come at Khesanh, or if the U.S. faces a crucial major battle in an area where the terrain doesn't prevent effective use of nukes, Pentagon officials have suggested they would recommend nuclear weapons as a last resort...
...believes the Viet Cong offensive, and the unlimited character of our response to it, have limited the future options open to us in South Vietnam. He fears that we will face continued miltary setbacks until we either withdraw, or resort to nuclear weapons...
...terribly afraid, as some of our Vietnamese friends over there were afraid, that we'll resort to even the greater fire power that we have. We'll lay rubble to everything, including perhaps using nuclear weapons. It's in this context that people get very worried. They have no confidence at all in restraint on the part of the United States...
...when he was asked at a press conference about using tactical nukes in Viet Nam. Sidestepping the broad question, he repeated: "I do not think that nuclear weapons will be required to defend Khe Sanh." The implication, to many, was that nukes were at least available as a last resort...
...Pueblo and its crew. Soviet destroyers have also closely shadowed the carrier Enterprise, which withdrew because of North Korean protests shortly before the Soviet navy's approach. The Soviet presence checkmates the U.S. pressure on North Korea and gives the Kremlin a local pressure point without having to resort to nuclear threats...