answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The US did not want to risk a nuclear confrontation with the communist superpowers.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why weren't nuclear weapons used in the Vietnam war?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What type of nuclear weapons did the US use in the Vietnam War?

The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.


What countries used nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War?

None. No nuclear weapons were used in Viet Nam.


What weapon was not used in the Vietnam war?

Nuclear weapons were not used in the Vietnam War.


What weapon was not used in Vietnam during the war?

Nuclear weapons were not used during the Vietnam war


Did we drop the hydrogen bomb on Vietnam?

No hydrogen bombs were dropped on Vietnam. No nuclear weapons of any kind were used in Vietnam.


Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Vietnam war?

Fear that the North Vietnamese would obtain nuclear weapons themselves (from Russia or China) and use them on South Vietnam or even on America.


Why were weapons used in World War 2?

because the bad countries used weapons and they werent being fair


Were nuclear weapons used in the Korean war?

No nuclear weapons were used in the korean war


Was Vietnam attacked by nuclear bomb?

No. The only instance of Atomic weapons actually being used is Hiroshima & Nagasaki at the end of WW2.


Why didn't the US drop atomic bombs on Vietnam in the 1950s?

The US knew that if it used nuclear weapons, it might hurt the French


Why didn't the us use nuclear weapons during the Vietnam war?

Because while we were supporting the south, the north were supported by the USSR, who also had nuclear missiles, and we didn't want to start a nuclear holocaust


Why do you have nuclear weapons?

Some of the countries have nuclear weapons because they use them as a defense mechanism. The nuclear weapons are intended to be used whenever there is a war.