B52 over America with 6 Nuclear War heads ** a Mistake **
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B52 over America with 6 Nuclear War heads ** a Mistake **
BBC just reported a B52 flew from one side to the other of America with an armed B52 containing 6 Nuclear war heads ...
best to come - It was a Mistake they say !
best to come - It was a Mistake they say !
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Here you go : From The BBC
US B-52 'in nuclear cargo error'
A B-52 bomber flew across the US last week mistakenly loaded with up to six nuclear-armed missiles, unnamed air force officials are quoted as saying.
The missiles were unaccounted for during a three-hour flight from a North Dakota air base to one in Louisiana.
Air Force spokesman Lt Col Ed Thomas told Army Times the weapons were "always in our custody".
Army Times said the missiles were to be decommissioned but were mistakenly mounted on the bomber's wings.
The W80-1 warhead has a yield of five to 150 kilotons, the paper said.
A military official told AFP news agency that President George W Bush had been informed of the mix-up.
US B-52 'in nuclear cargo error'
A B-52 bomber flew across the US last week mistakenly loaded with up to six nuclear-armed missiles, unnamed air force officials are quoted as saying.
The missiles were unaccounted for during a three-hour flight from a North Dakota air base to one in Louisiana.
Air Force spokesman Lt Col Ed Thomas told Army Times the weapons were "always in our custody".
Army Times said the missiles were to be decommissioned but were mistakenly mounted on the bomber's wings.
The W80-1 warhead has a yield of five to 150 kilotons, the paper said.
A military official told AFP news agency that President George W Bush had been informed of the mix-up.
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Well I must admit I was thinking of the weapons, but on second thoughts, I don't know, and nor should I.
Imagine the surprise when the orderly officer conducts his ammo bunker check!
..."Ok, that's 45 W-80s I count. How many do you make it".
Or the receiving armourers. What the f*** is THAT!!
Imagine the surprise when the orderly officer conducts his ammo bunker check!
..."Ok, that's 45 W-80s I count. How many do you make it".
Or the receiving armourers. What the f*** is THAT!!
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from the BBC:
Ah yes, we have ways and means. 'Retraining'? Sounds nasty.
Col Thomas said the loading crew involved had been temporarily "decertified" pending retraining.
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Come on
Had they moved them by train or road there would be helll to play
They moved them safely by air, transported by the most reliable carrier, inert and safe, and the breaking news tossers think they've got a story
Nuclear missiles are not armed prior to, or after loading, for transit - they are inert
Once loaded the crew will have no way of releasing them actively but will be able to abandon them (emergency safe release) if they have a problem with the aircraft
The worst that can happen is the TNT trigger may explode on impact with a posible release of radiation - but we are not talking mushroom clouds here
More concerning, how on earth does some base "mistakenly" load up a B52 bomber with nuclear missiles/bombs which are "unaccounted for" without the Pentagon, the President, and even the Base Cdr not knowing about this
British Press - give the yanks a break!
Had they moved them by train or road there would be helll to play
They moved them safely by air, transported by the most reliable carrier, inert and safe, and the breaking news tossers think they've got a story
Nuclear missiles are not armed prior to, or after loading, for transit - they are inert
Once loaded the crew will have no way of releasing them actively but will be able to abandon them (emergency safe release) if they have a problem with the aircraft
The worst that can happen is the TNT trigger may explode on impact with a posible release of radiation - but we are not talking mushroom clouds here
More concerning, how on earth does some base "mistakenly" load up a B52 bomber with nuclear missiles/bombs which are "unaccounted for" without the Pentagon, the President, and even the Base Cdr not knowing about this
British Press - give the yanks a break!