Fracture Jaw
Fracture Jaw was a top-secret U.S. military contingency plan[1] in which General William C. Westmoreland sought to ensure that nuclear weapons would be available for use in the Vietnam War. The plan included moving nuclear weapons into South Vietnam so that they could be used on short notice against North Vietnamese troops.[2] In spite of moves towards activating the plan, the project was abandoned in February 1968 when it was discovered by the White House.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cosmas, Graham A. (2006). MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968-1973 (PDF). Washington D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. p. 73. ISBN 9780160872860.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (October 6, 2018). "U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
External links
- Cosmas, Graham A. MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968-1973. Government Printing Office. pp. 41, 73. ISBN 978-0-16-087286-0.
- Beschloss, Michael (2019). Presidents of War. Broadway Books. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-307-40961-4.
- Reardon, Stephen L. (2012). Council of War : A History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1942-1991. NDU Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-0-16-091568-0.
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