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China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield

China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield
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China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield

Washington (AFP) Dec 30, 2023 - In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan - and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest - is being revived.

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To counter China, US revamps second world war-era Pacific airfield that launched nuclear bombings of Japan

Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific is spurring the recovery of a slew of abandoned runways at Tinian island airfield.

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China Tensions Rising, US Revives WWII-era Pacific Airfield

In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest is being revived.

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US revives abandoned Pacific airfield

US revives abandoned Pacific airfield
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