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Coast defenses on Pacific assessed as weak
Brigadier General Henry D. Todd Jr reports Pacific coast fortifications from Puget Sound to San Francisco are antiquated and inadequately protected. He warns ships at Bremerton and cities like Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland could be vulnerable to attack with outmoded 12 and 6 inch guns and depleted garrisons.
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