Snack

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Snack is the codename for the Operation Menu bombing campaign conducted by the United States during the Vietnam War, primarily targeting areas in Cambodia.

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Snack canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf codename ⓘ
military operation codename ⓘ
aircraftUsed B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
belligerent United States ⓘ
classifiedAs secret operation at the time of execution ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
consequence civilian casualties in Cambodia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
disclosureStatus kept secret from the U.S. public and Congress initially ⓘ
location Cambodia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
militaryBranch U.S. Strategic Air Command ⓘ
natureOfOperation strategic bombing campaign ⓘ
note Some detailed sub-codenames within Operation Menu (e.g., Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner, Dessert, Supper) are variably reported in historical sources; exact mapping of each codename to specific date ranges or target zones is not fully consistent across references. ⓘ
objective attack North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries in Cambodia ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
opposingForce North Vietnamese forces ⓘ
Viet Cong ⓘ
partOf Operation Menu ⓘ
U.S. secret bombing of Cambodia ⓘ
relatedOperation Operation Breakfast ⓘ
Operation Freedom Deal ⓘ
targetedRegion Cambodian territory ⓘ
areas near the Vietnam–Cambodia border ⓘ
timePeriod Vietnam War era ⓘ
weaponTypeUsed conventional bombs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Menu → codeName → Snack ⓘ