The attacks succeeded militarily in permanently destroying 90% of the facilities struck and completely knocked out power in North Korea for two weeks, as well as reducing available power to northeast China by 23%. North Korea, however, built new facilities but did not restore its previous capacity until after the armistice in 1953. Politically they were unsuccessful as their effect on the truce talks was nil, as highly publicized repercussions in both the UK and the United States Congress undermined their impact.