WI the American people had known about the Japanese balloon bombs?

[sigh] I guess sarcasm was not detected in my response. Neither bombing method made (or would have made) any significant impact to the war effort of either country.
At least the bat bomb did actually prove to be moderately effective when they tested it; the bats managed to do quite a bit of damage to the air base at Carlsbad NM when a bat accidentally got released. Despite that, the project was still a hare-brained scheme with little chance of being successful enough to actually be worth the trouble, especially since it still wasn't operational when nukes became an option.

On the original topic; as others have said, it makes no real difference.
 
The government could have reassured the American people that they had nothing to fear.

I think the main point is not the government reaction but rather the population reaction.
And "Hey, we're being bombed, and maybe it is an attempt to spread a deadly plague, but be assured, you have nothing to fear, really" is not something that would sound reassuring
 
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