Bombing North Vietnam

An Appraisal of Economic and Political Effects

Oleg Hoeffding

ResearchPublished 1966

An assessment of the U.S. air offensive against North Vietnam in terms of (1) its impact on the North Vietnamese economic and political structure, and (2) its value as a coercive force in inducing the North Vietnamese government to agree to negotiations. North Vietnamese reaction to the bombings is discussed, and implications for U.S. policy are examined.

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  • Year: 1966
  • Pages: 44
  • Document Number: RM-5213-1-ISA

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Hoeffding, Oleg, Bombing North Vietnam: An Appraisal of Economic and Political Effects. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1966. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM5213-1.html.
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