This is the code name of the bombing operation in North Vietnam, carried out by the US armed forces, which lasted between 1965 and 1968.
- Operation Farmgate
- Operation Rolling Thunder
- Operation Urgent Fury
- Operation Arc Light
Answer
The correct answer is B) Operation Rolling Thunder.
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