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Fun fact: Vieques was a US Navy bombing range for 60 years, which included several cases where Navy planes accidentally dropped bombs on civilian homes nearby.
by teachrdan 6y ago
Fun fact: Vieques was a US Navy bombing range for 60 years, which included several cases where Navy planes accidentally dropped bombs on civilian homes nearby.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/vieques-invisible-health-crisis/498428/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/vieques...
- macintux 6y agoWest Wing fans are quite familiar with that.
- capableweb 6y ago> Fun fact > US Navy bombing range > accidentally dropped bombs on civilian homes nearby > Puerto Rico’s Invisible Health Crisis > military’s activities caused illnesses > The Navy eventually conceded to using heavy metals and toxic chemicals like depleted uranium and Agent Orange on the island We clearly have very different definitions of "fun". But thanks for sharing, interesting reading!
- morsch 6y agoSometimes people use words and don't really mean what they literally mean.
- 8bitsrule 6y agoStarting in 1941. And they left a toxic mess behind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_in_Vieques,_Puerto_Rico#Health_risk_speculation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_in_Vieques,...