A North Vietnamese newspaper declares that the country will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing threats. Earlier in the week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird had warned that the U.S. would initiate new bombing raids on North Vietnam if the communists continued to fire on unarmed reconnaissance aircraft flying over their air space. Responding to Laird's threats, North Vietnamese officials declared that any U.S. reconnaissance planes that flew over North Vietnam would be fired upon. This declaration implied that North Vietnam would not be forced into concessions, and was prepared to continue the war regardless of the cost.
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Dec 5, 1970:
North Vietnam announces it will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing
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This Week in History, Dec 5 - Dec 11
- Dec 05, 1964
- Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam
- Dec 05, 1970
- North Vietnam announces it will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing
- Dec 06, 1961
- Operation Farm Gate combat missions authorized
- Dec 06, 1972
- Fighting continues in South Vietnam while negotiators talk in Paris
- Dec 07, 1964
- Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam
- Dec 07, 1965
- McNamara predicts that more U.S. troops will be needed
- Dec 08, 1965
- Operation Tiger Hound launched
- Dec 08, 1966
- North Vietnam rejects Johnson's prisoner exchange proposal
- Dec 08, 1969
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- Dec 09, 1971
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- Dec 11, 1961
- First U.S. helicopters arrive in South Vietnam.
- Dec 11, 1969
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