THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Aerial attacks (regular bombs)
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Agent Orange
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Napalm
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Nuclear bombs
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most significant material constraint on using nuclear weapons was the risk of a wider war with China. U.S. leaders worried that a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam or the use of tactical nuclear weapons there could bring China into the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nearly all United States-allied forces were armed with U.S. weapons including the M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M14 and M16. The Australian and New Zealand forces employed the 7.62 mm L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle as their service rifle, with the occasional US M16.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Vietnam War, the USAF used 10, 000-pound M121 bombs left over from World War II, to blast Helicopter Landing Zones in the dense undergrowth. As the supply of M121 bombs dwindled, the USAF developed the Bomb Live Unit-82/B (BLU-82/B) as a replacement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vietnam is not known to have ever developed biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.