The Attack of the Japanese Balloon Bombs

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We’ve gotten requests to talk about the balloon bombs that Japan used to target North America during World War II. But these were not the only balloons in use during the war, or the first balloons used for military purposes.

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À la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'archipel nippon est visé par les bombardements américains. Pour répondre à cette menace, les Japonais mettent au point un projet d'attaque des États-Unis, au moyen de ballons porteurs de bombes...

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