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Japanese Balloon Battle

Posted by michael on from the kaboom! dept.

mw2040 writes "Slate reports on a little-known method used by the Japanese during WWII - hydrogen-filled paper balloons with deadly payloads floated without a guidance-system across the Pacific. Both amazing low-tech warfare and a cautionary tale about censorship during wartime. More links (even one for our neighbors to the North) (shamelessly stolen from the article)."

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  1. Old News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This is REALLY old news. There was stuff on the history channel a long time ago. They told stories about how kids would come across fallen bombs that hadn't exploded and they were worried they would explode. I think there's actually a famous story where that happened.

  2. Little Known??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Only if you've been stuck in a cave for the last 70 yrs. This has been published countless times previously. What the hell makes it news for Nerds, or stuff that matters???