THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Detailed explanation-1: -Conducted by more than 200 B-52 bombers from Strategic Air Command supported by tactical planes of the Seventh Air Force and Task Force 77, the raids ran continuously over a 12-day period. The U.S. acknowledged the loss of 16 B-52 bombers, while North Vietnam claimed 34 bombers shot down.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1965 and 1975, the United States and its allies dropped more than 7.5 million tons of bombs on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia-double the amount dropped on Europe and Asia during World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress became a powerful weapon and an icon during the Southeast Asia War. Although the B-52 was developed to deliver nuclear weapons, its first combat mission took place in 1965 when it dropped conventional bombs on communist forces in South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vietnam remains one of the world’s most contaminated countries, with an estimated 800, 000 tons of unexploded bombs left over from the war that ended nearly 50 years ago.