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Indeed. The US and Japan had a complicated relationship going back to the Tokugawa shogunate. The tumultuous interaction with the US and other foreign nations was a major factor in transforming the isolationist, feudal Japan into a modern state with imperial expansion aspirations.

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December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
According to this "… Hazard has its origins in the Middle English language, dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "hasart," which means "game of chance" or "risk.""

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Hazard first name popularity, history and meaning
Find out the popularity of the first name Hazard, what it means and the history of how Hazard came to be.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Commodore Matthew Perry was charged with negotiating diplomatic relations with Japan.

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December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A couple of Thompson SMGs with what appears also to be improvised vertical foregrips appear in the same film.

(same source)
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
TBM's dropping parapacks close to Naha. 1945

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December 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Part of the previous footage:

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CIM-10 Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (Bomarc)
YouTube video by Combat Power
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December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BOMARC fired against a B-17 drone.

" Titan and Bomarc missiles launched at Cape Canaveral. HD Stock Footage "
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Titan and Bomarc missiles launched at Cape Canaveral. HD Stock Footage
YouTube video by CriticalPast
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December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
You might like this:

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🧵 Aircraft with BOMARC noses.

A modified B-57B (S/N 52-1497) with a 17-foot nose section of a Boeing CIM-10 BOMARC ground-to-air missile spliced on. It was used during the development of the guidance system for the BOMARC long-range, surface-to-air missile.

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December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"The Bomarc was the only surface-to-air missile ever deployed by the U.S. Air Force. All other U.S. land-based SAMs were and are under the control of the U.S. Army. "

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Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc
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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BOMARC missiles used Westinghouse active-homing radar seekers. BOMARC A used the pulse AN/DPN-34. Bomarc B used the pulse doppler AN/DPN-53. Prior to the availability of SAGE ground control equipment, BOMARCs were guided by the AN/GPA-35 ground control system.

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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Lockheed NF-94B, 51-5502, with a BOMARC missile nose section spliced on.

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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This was not the only airplane modified in this way for BOMARC missile tests.

"Lockheed NF-94B-5-LO Starfire 51-5502 USAF"
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Lockheed NF-94B-5-LO Starfire 51-5502 USAF
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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"BOMBER WITH A BOMARC NOSE"
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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It could "charge on a target plane under the direction of its electronic brain and then, just before the fatal collision, be taken back in control of and steered off the collision course by a human co-pilot."
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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Cyrano-bomber" 😏

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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM