Weeks after Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand" in the Vietnam War,President Nixon ordered the heaviest air raids on North Vietnam of the entire war.

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Nixon ordered Operation Linebacker II in December 1972, which consisted of heavy bombing raids on major cities and infrastructure targets in North Vietnam. This came after Kissinger's announcement in October 1972 that a peace agreement had been reached, but negotiations stalled and Nixon ordered the bombings as a way to pressure North Vietnam to accept the terms of the agreement.

Weeks After Henry Kissinger Announced That "Peace Is at Hand