Indonesia seeks foreign investment in 'green' incinerators to tackle waste crisis

In 1944, the Japanese military launched Operation Fu-Go, which involved sending thousands of hydrogen balloons carrying incendiary bombs across the Pacific Ocean. The idea was that the jet stream would carry them to North America, where they would ignite massive forest fires in Canada and the United States. Japan hoped this would cause panic, divert resources, and lower morale. The plot was foiled