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Laos was heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, from 1964 to 1973, making it the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita. The United States dropped over 2 million tons of bombs, including 270 million cluster munitions, on Laos. A significant portion of these bombs, estimated at 30%, failed to explode on impact and remain in the ground, posing a continuing threat to the population.
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Over two million tons of ordnance was dropped over Laos during the 580,000 bombing missions - this equates to approximately a planeload of bombs every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years. A Secret War? The war was no secret to the poor farmers and their families, terrorised by the US air force.
Operation Barrel Roll was a covert interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos by the United States military between 5 March 1964 and 29 March 1973, concurrent with the Vietnam War. During the operation, U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 dropped 260 million bombs on Laos.[1]1964 and 1973
Operation Barrel Roll was a covert interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos by the United States military between 5 March 1964 and 29 March 1973, concurrent with the Vietnam War. During the operation, U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 dropped 260 million bombs on Laos.[1]1964 and 1973
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barrel_Roll
https://www.theguardian.com/global-developm...bombs-from-laos
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