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Article: U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POSSIBLE OPTION IN WAR.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 3, 1991
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Byline: Robert C. Toth Los Angeles Times
Should the United States use nuclear weapons in the Persian Gulf war?
Although the Bush administration says it has no plans to do so, the possibility remains very real for many Americans.
New Gallup polls last week found that 45 percent of Americans would favor the use of nuclear weapons "if it might save the lives of U.S. troops." Three weeks earlier, before the war began, only about half that proportion - 24 percent - favored using nuclear weapons. About 72 percent were opposed.
The message is clear: If American losses were to mount into the thousands, and Iraq were to use chemical - or ...