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Yes. And! this isn't new. The Japanese during world war ii figured it was their only shot to upset the war. The Japanese figured California was so dry that just igniting a few trees could cause a state wide fire.

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/01/20/375...



This was also the target of the only submarine-launched air strike:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Air_Raids

Their premise - or at least their navigation - ended up being incorrect though: they dropped their bombs in Oregon, and the fires were extinguished by rain before they could do serious damage.




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