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How many times can you bomb a bridge before it finally comes down?
In 1965, U.S. aircraft attacked North Vietnam’s Thanh Hóa Bridge, known as the Dragon’s Jaw. Hundreds of sorties, heavy bombs and Bullpup missiles failed to destroy it. The bridge became a costly lesson in the limits of unguided weapons—and a turning point in the development of precision airpower.
This video follows the campaign from Operation Carolina Moon to the laser-guided Paveway bombs and Navy Walleye II weapons that finally brought the bridge down. It also looks at what changed when aircrews could aim for a specific pier or abutment instead of hoping enough bombs landed close.
Then we connect the Dragon’s Jaw to Iran: the strike on Fordow and the wider logic behind Operation Epic Fury. Modern weapons can hit critical aimpoints with extraordinary precision. But destroying a target does not automatically solve the political problem behind it.
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Source: Ryan McBeth
