Amid the astonishing destruction of World War II in Europe and Asia, the mainland of the United States had been spared from the ravages of this global conflict.  While several isolated attacks took place on the coasts, the dictators in Berlin & Tokyo sought super weapons to use against the US. 

For Japan, one of these super weapons came in the form of the Fu-go balloon project that involved launching 9,000 explosive laden balloons from Japan to the US. Listen to learn more about

• The earliest scientific discovery of the jet stream.
• The anxiety of the American population in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Niihau Incident, and the I-17 submarine attack on Santa Barbara.
• The Battle of Los Angeles.
• The origins of the camps where the US government interned Japanese-Americans.
• The Japanese Fu-go strategy and why the US government kept this audacious attack secret at the end of the war.
• The origins of the U.S. Army 555th Parachute Battalion, the Triple Nickles.
• The Firefly Project, where the Triple Nickles became the first smoke jumpers, suppressing the fires caused by the Fu-go balloons.

The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode6

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