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Azoy? · 09-05-2007, 08:20 AM

This should make you feel really safe sleeping at nights.

BISMARCK, N.D. - A B-52 bomber was mistakenly loaded with five nuclear warheads during a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The bomber carried advanced cruise missiles as part of a Defense Department program to retire 400 of the missiles, the Military Times said, quoting three officers who spoke on condition they remain anonymous because they were not authorized to discuss the incident.

The officers said the nuclear warheads should have been removed before the missiles were mounted onto pylons under the bomber's wings for the Aug. 30 flight from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, the newspaper said Wednesday.

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rowan · 09-05-2007, 08:44 AM

It's of concern, but a nuke falling off an aircraft that is merely transporting it is unlikely to detonate.

09-05-2007, 08:20 AM	#1
Azoy? Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,178	Sources: B-52 mistakenly carried nukes This should make you feel really safe sleeping at nights. BISMARCK, N.D. - A B-52 bomber was mistakenly loaded with five nuclear warheads during a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The bomber carried advanced cruise missiles as part of a Defense Department program to retire 400 of the missiles, the Military Times said, quoting three officers who spoke on condition they remain anonymous because they were not authorized to discuss the incident. The officers said the nuclear warheads should have been removed before the missiles were mounted onto pylons under the bomber's wings for the Aug. 30 flight from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, the newspaper said Wednesday. Full story here.

09-05-2007, 08:44 AM	#2
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	It's of concern, but a nuke falling off an aircraft that is merely transporting it is unlikely to detonate.