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Yes. And! this isn't new. The Japanese during world war ii figured it was their only shot to upset the war. The Japanese figured California was so dry that jus
by ransom1538 7y ago
Yes. And! this isn't new. The Japanese during world war ii figured it was their only shot to upset the war. The Japanese figured California was so dry that just igniting a few trees could cause a state wide fire.
https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/01/20/375820191/beware-of-japanese-balloon-bombs https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/01/20/375...
- nostrademons 7y agoThis was also the target of the only submarine-launched air strike: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Air_Raids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Air_Raids Their premise - or at least their navigation - ended up being incorrect though: they dropped their bombs in Oregon, and the fires were extinguished by rain before they could do serious damage.