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Following up on a thread about the deteriorating condition of the USS Arizona posted earlier this month, I borrowed a copy of the now out-of-print book "Descent Into Darkness" from the local library. The book was referenced at least twice in the thread and is one I would recommend not only for its historical value, but also because of something I found therein which is relevant to the discussion of Iraq and the current war on terror. The author speaks of two aerial bombs discovered during salvage operations on the Arizona which were converted coastal defence artillery shells. These shells...