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Why did Nixon order US forces to mine North Vietnamese harbors in 1972?
to intimidate the Viet Cong
to end the Tet Offensive
to cut off supplies to North Vietnam
to retaliate for the My Lai Massacre
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to cut off supplies to North Vietnam
Nixon ordered the 1972 mining (Operation Pocket Money) to block seaborne supply lines into North Vietnam and pressure Hanoi during the Easter Offensive and peace negotiations.
Nixon ordered the 1972 mining (Operation Pocket Money) to block seaborne supply lines into North Vietnam and pressure Hanoi during the Easter Offensive and peace negotiations.
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