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humor The Onion 2026-04-06

Oops! 340 Million Casualties from Simple Training Glitch.

Turns out, aiming at a target is significantly harder than managing a civilian population center. Apparently, 'peacekeeping' now includes 40 gigatons of air assault.


<p>WASHINGTON—In a tragic accident the Pentagon confirmed was currently under internal investigation, 340 million Americans were killed Tuesday in the course of a botched military training exercise. According to top generals, the mishap occurred at Fort Bliss Army base in Texas, where members of the 1st Armored Division participating in a live training exercise repeatedly [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/340-million-americans-killed-in-botched-training-exercise/">340 Milli...

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