Shock and Awe
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Shock and Awe was the massive U.S.-led aerial bombardment campaign at the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, intended to rapidly overwhelm Iraqi forces through overwhelming firepower and psychological impact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shock and Awe canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombardment campaign
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military strategy ⓘ operation phase ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | rapid dominance campaign ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Iraqi air defenses
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Iraqi command and control centers ⓘ Iraqi government facilities ⓘ Iraqi military infrastructure ⓘ |
| basedOn | rapid dominance doctrine ⓘ |
| cause | U.S.-led decision to invade Iraq in 2003 ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedTo |
break enemy will to fight quickly
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minimize duration of ground combat ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
disruption of Iraqi communications
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massive aerial bombardment of Baghdad ⓘ psychological impact on Iraqi leadership ⓘ psychological impact on Iraqi population ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| location |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive global television coverage ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Air Force
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United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological warfare component
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scale of initial bombing ⓘ use of precision-guided weapons ⓘ |
| objective |
achieve psychological dominance
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degrade Iraqi command and control ⓘ rapidly overwhelm Iraqi forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Iraqi Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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Saddam Hussein government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
United Kingdom Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2003 invasion of Iraq
NERFINISHED
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Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate |
2003-03-19
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2003-03-20 ⓘ |
| strategyType |
air campaign
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shock tactics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | March 2003 ⓘ |
| uses |
airstrikes
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cruise missiles ⓘ overwhelming firepower ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.