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Overview[edit]
After China joined the Korean War bombing campaign by the United States increased drastically as civilian targets were targeted.[1]
Bombing of Pyongyang[edit]
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Reminiscence in North Korea[edit]
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Destruction of cities[edit]
According to a bomb assessment conducted by the U.S. Air Force, over the course of the war 75 percent of Pyongyang was destroyed by the U.S. bombing, placing it approximately at the mid-point in level of damage, relative to other Korean cities:[2]
- Musan - 5%
- Najin (Rashin) - 5%
- Unggi (Sonbong County) - 5%
- Anju - 15%
- Sinuiju - 50%
- Songjin (Kimchaek) - 50%
- Chongju (Chŏngju) - 60%
- Kanggye - 60% (reduced from previous estimate of 75%)
- Haeju - 75%
- Pyongyang - 75%
- Kyomipo (Songnim) - 80%
- Hamhung (Hamhŭng) - 80%
- Chinnampo (Namp'o)- 80%
- Wonsan (Wŏnsan)- 80%
- Hungnam (Hŭngnam) - 85%
- Sunan (Sunan-guyok) - 90%
- Sariwon (Sariwŏn) - 95%
- Hwangju (Hwangju County) - 97%
- Kunu-ri (Kunu-dong)- 100%
- Sinanju - 100%
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kim, Taewoo (1 September 2012). "Limited War, Unlimited Targets". Critical Asian Studies. 44 (3): 467–492. doi:10.1080/14672715.2012.711980.
- ^ Crane, p. 168