Did US Indecision Encourage Stalin in Korea?

November 8, 2024
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The Korean War by Indy Neidell - S0 - E8

Did US Indecision Encourage Stalin in Korea?

In March 1950, Stalin finally approves Kim Il-sung’s plans for an invasion of South Korea. But why now? Today Indy looks at the wider Cold War context that fed into Stalin and Mao Zedong’s decision making. He also examines whether the lack of a clear and public commitment from the US to defend the Asian theatre helped to invite the invasion.

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