The Fu-Go balloon bomb, the first intercontinental weapon. It was used by the Japanese government in…

warsublime : The Fu-Go balloon bomb, the first intercontinental weapon. It was used by the Japanese government in an attempt at intercontinental strategic bombing. In 1957 the concept of a stratospheric balloon to deliver ordnance was revisited , this time by the US, and with nuclear weapons. Sadly though the free balloon was unable to compete with the intercontinental ballistic missile.