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Operation Desert Storm: How Airpower Weakened Iraq’s Army
Operation Desert Storm began early on January 17, 1991, when a United States-led coalition opened a sustained air campaign against Iraqi military targets in Iraq and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. Over forty-three days, coalition aircraft, cruise missiles, reconnaissance systems, tankers, and command networks sought to gain control of the air, suppress Iraqi defenses, strike military command systems, and place sustained pressure on Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait.
This episode traces the campaign from Iraq’s August 1990 invasion of Kuwait through the coalition buildup in Saudi Arabia and the planning…
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