• heroin [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    "The USAF dropped more bombs on Laos, primarily the Plain of Jars, than it dropped during the whole of World War II. This included 262 million anti-personnel cluster bombs. An estimated 80 million of these did not explode and remain a deadly threat to the population"

      • heroin [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        The allies together dropped 3.5 million tons during WW2 while the US dropped 2.5 million tons on Laos. 7.5 million tons total on Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos as well

          • Esoteir [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            The USAF dropped more bombs on Laos, primarily the Plain of Jars, than it dropped during the whole of World War II.

            yes, that's what this sentence is saying

          • heroin [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            I couldnt find a stat on how many bombs the US dropped in WW2 and the quote is from a book source so idk

    • ednice
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      2 days ago

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