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Decision Process for Bombing North Vietnam Escalation
General Abrams and top U.S. commanders select target sites and determine strike details within Washington approved final target determinations. National authorities approve weekly target packages through a chain including the Secretary of Defense, State, and the White House, reflecting Johnson-McNamara escalation policy to avoid a broader conflict with Russia or China.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
North Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Abrams
John
McCain
U.S. Pacific
Pentagon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert 5. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Department of State
White House
Johnson-McNamara
Russia