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Operation Paul Bunyan: When the U.S. Brought Chainsaws to a Tree Fight


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In 1976, a tree in the Korean Demilitarized Zone sparked an international crisis—seriously. After a brutal attack over a simple pruning job, the U.S. responded with one of the most over-the-top military flexes in history. Chainsaws, B-52 bombers, helicopters, and commandos—all to cut down a single tree. In this episode, we uncover the wild story of Operation Paul Bunyan, the most intense landscaping job the world has ever seen.

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