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2024-08-19 06:22:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D6DCD6F4E67F377B1A48F38CB1DD26A811DD58DF544B06278D6A736C9B83DD12
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Germany dropped 12,000 metric tons on London in WW2. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/london-in-the-second-world-war#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%20more,raids%20to%20a%20varying%20degree. The Allies dropped 2-3 million tons on Dresden and other German cities https://politics.utoronto.ca/publication/fire-and-fury-the-allied-bombing-of-germany-1942-1945/#:~:text=During%20the%20Second%20World%20War,and%20leaving%2080%2C000%20pilots%20dead. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II#/media/File%3AUssb-1.svg Hiroshima alone was 15,000 tons, Nagasaki another 25,000. https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/non-proliferation/hiroshima-nagasaki-and-subsequent-weapons-testin#:~:text=The%20explosive%20effect%20of%20each,65%20and%20105%20GJ%20respectively).
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