[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: "Hundreds of American-made munitions from WWII are detonated off Okinawa, " Japan

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Hundreds of American-made munitions from WWII are detonated off Okinawa

BY MARI HIGA
STARS AND STRIPES 
JANUARY 26, 2022

NAHA, Okinawa — Hundreds of unexploded munitions from World War II uncovered on Okinawa last year were detonated underwater Wednesday by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

The service blew up 315 artillery shells, bullets and grenades at 10:20 a.m., about a half-mile offshore from Naha Port’s Shinko Wharf.

A total of 634 munitions were discovered during a dredging of Naha Port between March and November, a Naha city spokesman told Stars and Stripes by phone Tuesday. The first 319 items were detonated in a similar manner Dec. 14.

The munitions are believed to be American-made leftovers from the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-01-26/okinawa-unexploded-ordnance-world-war-ii-japan-4419468.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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