saturation bombing

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But by the mid 1960s, B-52s were being used in conventional saturation bombing missions in Vietnam.

From Washington Times

He conducted classified research on saturation bombing for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and travelled to Japan to document the effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

From Nature

Known as Bomber, Chief Marshal Harris was, in Professor Hansen’s view, obsessed with saturation bombing of German cities.

From New York Times

Virtually all of the 22 major cities in North Korea were severely damaged and hundreds of thousands of civilians killed by U.S. saturation bombing.

From Washington Times

Virtually every major North Korea city was severely damaged in the Korean War, and hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed by U.S. saturation bombing.

From Seattle Times