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[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 138 points 2 days ago (30 children)

A total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tons were disposed of during fiscal year 2023, the Reuters news agency reported, citing the Self-Defense Force.

Holy shit. Other than the obvious, I never learned much in school about the Allied bombing campaign in Japan during WWII... which, now that I think about it, was probably on purpose.

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 82 points 2 days ago (4 children)

This is going to be one of the horrors of Ukraine. A legacy of landmines that will not be cleared in most of our lifetimes, even if the war ended today.

Not the same as unexploded airdropped ordinance, but significantly worse.

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