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Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 14, 2025
Declassified records reveal U.S. Air Force conducted multiple nuclear deployment drills in Okinawa from 1971 to 1975 to maintain Cold War readiness.
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US forces in Japan prepared for possible nuclear war during Cold War: Report
Troops carried out multiple mock hydrogen bomb drills in the early 1970s, potentially for use against the Soviet Union or China, Kyodo news agency reports, citing declassified diplomatic records - Anadolu Ajansı
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Japan TodayU.S. troops in Japan prepared for nuclear war in 1970s: archive
U.S. troops stationed in Japan held multiple mock hydrogen bomb drills in the country's southernmost Okinawa Prefecture in the early 1970s, eyeing its use against the Soviet Union or China during the Cold War, declassified diplomatic records showed Saturday.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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