Fracture Jaw

Not to be confused with Mandibular fracture.

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.^[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]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Cosmas, Graham A. (2006). MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968-1973. Washington D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 73. ISBN 9780160872860. https://history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-7/CMH_Pub_91-7.pdf.
↑ Sanger, David E. (October 6, 2018). "U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show" (in en). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/world/asia/vietnam-war-nuclear-weapons.html.

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Cosmas, Graham A. (2006). MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968-1973. Washington D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 73. ISBN 9780160872860. https://history.army.mil/html/books/091/91-7/CMH_Pub_91-7.pdf.

[2] Sanger, David E. (October 6, 2018). "U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show" (in en). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/world/asia/vietnam-war-nuclear-weapons.html.

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