There Was Nothing Left To Bomb Carpet Bombing North Korea

How american air power destroyed north korea.

There was nothing left to bomb carpet bombing north korea.

Air force general curtis lemay head of the strategic air command during the korean war estimated that the american campaign killed 20 per cent of the population. There is nothing standing worthy of the. The us air force subjected north koreans to three years of rain and ruin. While these capabilities were undoubtedly successful in neutralizing north korea s economy they inflicted considerable suffering on the civilian population.

What everyone in pyongyang knows and fears. Several nations complained about the u s. Perhaps no country on earth is more misunderstood by americans than north korea. Since world war ii the united states has engaged in an almost unbroken chain of major and minor wars in distant and poorly understood countries.

The first bombing attack on north korea was approved on the fourth. It was a living nightmare one that still haunts the country to this day skip to main content. As civilian casualties mounted and media accounts of the destruction surfaced public support for the carpet bombing diminished. Unfortunately this area will be left a desert by this area macarthur meant the entire area between our present positions and the border.

During the vietnam war president richard nixon ordered carpet bombing of north vietnam as well as cambodia which was believed to be supplying the viet cong. This tactic was later used in many cases in the normandy campaign. Carried out under sir arthur tedder it was hailed by the press as tedder s bomb carpet or tedder s carpet. Regrettably the us used carpet bombing and napalm munitions to maximize the effectiveness of raids.

Though the country s leaders are typically portrayed as buffoonish even silly in fact they are deadly serious in. Almost the entire korean peninsula is just a terrible mess.