U.S. bombing of Laos averaged one attack every eight minutes for nearly a decade.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, Legacies of War, CBS News, History.com) all citing the same 'every eight minutes for nine years' statistic, consistent with the Laos bombing campaign timeline of 1964-1973.
Sources
- Kurlantzick Chronicles the U.S. Secret War in Laos and Creation of a ... (cfr.org)
- https://www.history.com/articles/laos-most-bombed-country-vietnam-war (history.com)
- https://www.legaciesofwar.org/legacies-library (legaciesofwar.org)
- https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2018/11/21/us-bombs-continue-to-kill-in-laos-50-years-after-vietnam-war (aljazeera.com)
- https://cbsnews.com/amp/news/43-years-later-vietnam-war-still-haunting-laos (cbsnews.com)