US Air Force strategic bombing doctrine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aimsTo achieve air superiority
break enemy morale
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:USAF_doctrinal_publications
gptkbp:criticizedFor civilian casualties
questionable effectiveness
gptkbp:emphasizes destruction of enemy industrial capacity
paralysis of enemy war-making ability
gptkbp:evolvedWith development of nuclear weapons
introduction of stealth technology
gptkbp:focusesOn bomber
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Air Force strategic bombing doctrine
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
gptkbp:includes area bombing
precision bombing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Air_Corps_Tactical_School
theories of Billy Mitchell
theories of Giulio Douhet
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mutually_Assured_Destruction
deterrence theory
gptkbp:shape Cold War strategy
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Doolittle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5