Accession Number:

ADA355037

Title:

The 1972 Mining of Haiphong Harbor: A Case Study in Naval Mining and Diplomacy

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA

Personal Author(s):

• Greer, William L.

Report Date:

1997-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

This paper summarizes the events leading to the U.S. mining of Haiphong Harbor in 1972, near the end of the War in Vietnam. It uses the lessons learned there to examine the implications of the use of naval mining as an element of coercive diplomacy in future conflicts.

Descriptors:

• *NAVAL MINE WARFARE
• *VIETNAM WAR
• LESSONS LEARNED
• MILITARY CAPABILITIES
• NAVAL OPERATIONS
• BALANCE OF POWER
• NAVAL MINES

Subject Categories:

• Naval Surface Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE