civilian bombing
Attacking non-military populations
Civilian bombing is the aerial bombardment of non-military populations, whether deliberate or incidental to military operations.
The term often carries condemnation, implying that civilians were targeted or that military planners showed reckless disregard for their safety: The civilian bombing of Dresden remains controversial.
It may describe terrorist attacks, strategic warfare against cities, or collateral damage from strikes on military targets.
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- air raidAerial military attack
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- total warConflict engaging entire nations
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
collateral damage · rubble · shelter · siren · raid · night raids · blitz · Dresden · Hiroshima · ground zero · incendiary · shrapnel · survivors · destruction · terror · evacuation · bunker · devastation
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