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The True Lesson From Japan's Trans Oceanic Submarine Threat
A 1917 analysis warns that Japan could cross the Pacific with large submarines, seize Pacific bases, and threaten U S shores. It notes Hawaii as a target, outlines Pacific base chain, and urges coast defense innovations like Chandler's listening mines to detect and deter intruding submarines.
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United States
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Asia
America
Germany
Russia
Kiao-Chau
Yap
Caroline Group
Philippine
Mindanao
Philippines
Jaluit
Marshall Group of Islands
Guam
Hawaiian Islands
Marshall Islands
Yokohama
Pacific
Honolulu
Magdalena Bay
Lower
California
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Seattle
Heligoland
Hawaii
San Francisco
Edward F. Chandler
Mr. Chandler
Popular Science Monthly
Chicago
New York
North Sea
Siberian
China
Corea
Asiatic
Caroline
Atlantic
South Pacific