Today in history: Eisenhower reaffirms the nuclear option

1955: The Nuclear Option: President Dwight D. Eisenhower upheld the U.S. right to use atomic weapons in times of war.

Also today in history:

1802: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was organized (for the second time) and a law was signed to establish a formal training base for it at West Point, New York: the U.S. Military Academy.

1818: Chileans led by José de San Martín suffered a setback at the hands of Spanish Loyalists in the Battle of Cancha Rayada.

1930: The renovated frigate USS Constitution was floated out in Boston Harbor to take its place as a national shrine.

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Trump vows help for Afghan allies seeking safety, citizenship in US

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Lessons learned from a military do-it-yourself move gone wrong

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