#6: Painting Mount Fuji as Psychological Warfare
Not every wartime idea survived long enough to become hardware. During World War II, American psychological-warfare brainstorming reportedly included altering the appearance of Mount Fuji, one of Japan’s most recognizable cultural symbols, by covering its snowy surface with an unnatural color. Later accounts differ on whether red or black was contemplated, which is a good reason not to repeat the familiar internet version as though a finished operational order existed.
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