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With a PoD no earlier than Inchon, how can:

1) MacArthur use nuclear weapons in the Korean War against Truman's instructions?
2) Truman loses effective control of at least some of the Armed Forces, endangering civilian control over the military? (could be MacArthur sticking as UN Commander in Korea, etc)
3) (bonus) MacArthur wins the 1952 Presidential Election?

And while we're at it, what would be the long term effects? For example, could tactical nuclear weapons become a normalized aspect of warfare?
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