500lb WWII American bomb explodes at Japanese airport

[Jim K]

Blast from unexploded US bomb grounds flights at Japanese airport

The bomb is thought to have been dropped during World War Two to halt "kamikaze" missions.

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Kind of amazing. A little surprised that they know there's a number of bombs in the area. At this point I suppose it's safer to not touch them.

 

[Zeldman]

The war that keeps on giving.

Thank goodness no one was injured or killed.

 

[Racerx]

a total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tonnes were disposed of during 2023.

WOW!

 

[eman1200]

"Blast from unexploded US bomb....."

imagine what it would do if it exploded!

 

[Mahneuvers]

a total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tonnes were disposed of during 2023.

WOW!

That was truly shocking. New meaning for the expression a blast from the past.

 

[Half Fast]

Wonder when they'll find that third nuke that didn't detonate....

 

[Zeldman]

a total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tonnes were disposed of during 2023.

That is a lot of duds.

Would the war have ended sooner if all those bombs went off when they should have.??

 

[WDD]

Hard core time delay fuse .........

 

[Half Fast]

That is a lot of duds.

Would the war have ended sooner if all those bombs went off when they should have.??

They must’ve been made by Boeing......

 

[jsstevens]

"Blast from unexploded US bomb....."

imagine what it would do if it exploded!

It’s the transition that causes problems.

 

[sansoneservices]

They must’ve been made by Boeing......

Good one

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

1,500 tons of explosives just waiting to go off in the Thames Estuary...

SS Richard Montgomery - Wikipedia

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And, then there is Laos...

 

[Daleandee]

Wonder when they'll find that third nuke that didn't detonate....

Three or six ...

The U.S. Military Is Missing Six Nuclear Weapons

Fact: The longest missing nuclear weapon hasn't been seen in 71 years, and it is unlikely it will be found anytime soon.

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