Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night
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Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night was a chilling biological warfare plan devised by Japan during World War II. The objective was to unleash plague-infested fleas over San Diego, California, using kamikaze submarines as delivery systems. If successful, it could have brought devastating consequences to the U.S. mainland. While the operation was never carried out due to Japan’s surrender, the mere existence of such a plan reveals the extremes of wartime desperation and the dark potential of biological weapons. The details of Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night remain largely obscured, a grim reminder of the horrors that could have been.