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Old 05-05-10, 03:33 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by TheSatyr View Post
I dunno...a bombing raid with biological weapons on a West Coast city would have shocked the US nearly as much as Pearl Harbor did. Even if only 3 planes were involved.

Never underestimate the psychological and political effects of WMDs. Would it have won the war? Of course not. But,it might have caused problems politically for Truman.
The Japanese tried the bombings but using balloons. I believe some of these balloons did make landfall on the west coast of the US.
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