Violence has been used by Thai political groups, but a large-scale bombing is unheard of.
According to the Pentagon consultant, "The C.I.A.'s view is that, without more intelligence, a large-scale bombing attack would not stop Iran's nuclear program.
The exodus from Beit Lahia and Attatra came after Israel dropped leaflets and sent text messages warning civilians to evacuate northern Gaza by midday on Sunday in advance of a large-scale bombing campaign.
Imagine what might have happened had the government not detained Mr. Padilla back in 2002 — if he had carried out a large-scale bombing, killing thousands, and if it had emerged later that the government had had information implicating him and done nothing.
On Sunday Israel appeared poised to escalate its military campaign still further, leafleting a large area of northern Gaza and sending text messages ordering residents to leave their homes by midday in advance of a large-scale bombing campaign against what it said were rocket-launching sites in Beit Lahiya and Attatra.
In the meantime, both Saigon and Washington were planning a large-scale bombing campaign against North Vietnam in an attempt to deter communist aggression, but were waiting for stability in the south before starting the air strikes.
As Julian Stringer wrote in his 2003 book Movie Blockbusters, the word was coined to "describe a large-scale bomb in World War II".
Johnson said to Taylor that "Every time I get a military recommendation it seems to me that it calls for large-scale bombing.
Thousands have fled their homes in Gaza after Israel warned of large-scale bombing targeting what it says are rocket-launching sites in the Beit Lahia area, home to at least 100,000 people.
Russia froze military co-operation with Nato shortly after the alliance launched large-scale bombing raids on Serbia in 1999.
Another, more distressing, is that bombing, to create any sort of impact, has to be on a large scale.
