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The WWII Balloon Bombs Over America

During WWII, Japan launched over 9,000 unmanned balloon bombs across the Pacific Ocean, targeting North America. Carried by jet streams, a handful reached the U.S. and Canada. One tragically exploded in Oregon, leading to the only wartime deaths on the U.S. mainland from enemy action.
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