B52 over America with 6 Nuclear War heads ** a Mistake **
Sorry, buoy15 - that won't wash.
At the absolute very least, the world must expect that sane custodians of nukes - of whatever nationality - should know where every one is, and who precisely has responsibility for them, at any given moment.
Not really too much to ask, is it?
At the absolute very least, the world must expect that sane custodians of nukes - of whatever nationality - should know where every one is, and who precisely has responsibility for them, at any given moment.
Not really too much to ask, is it?
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B-52 bomber flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed missiles.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7053898.stm
The US Air Force has relieved several officers of their commands after a B-52 bomber was mistakenly flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed missiles......
Announcing the results of his six-week investigation, Gen Newton said there had been an "erosion of adherence to weapons-handing standards".
The Americans have a way of saying we screwed up big time,so well.
The US Air Force has relieved several officers of their commands after a B-52 bomber was mistakenly flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed missiles......
Announcing the results of his six-week investigation, Gen Newton said there had been an "erosion of adherence to weapons-handing standards".
The Americans have a way of saying we screwed up big time,so well.
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Maj Gen Richard Newton said ground crews had failed to follow procedures
The crew flying the plane were unaware it was carrying nuclear warheads
Second quote made my morning...
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when someone realised they were live nucs........
"Err, Chief".
"Yes Bloggkowski"
"Does this radiation trefoil mean what I think it means".
"Bloggkowski"
"Yes Chief"
"It means we ain't gonna be hitting Hooters at 6 like we planned".....
"Err, Chief".
"Yes Bloggkowski"
"Does this radiation trefoil mean what I think it means".
"Bloggkowski"
"Yes Chief"
"It means we ain't gonna be hitting Hooters at 6 like we planned".....
Below the Glidepath - not correcting
See - over here it's called the Freedom of information Act, meaning you can't hide this stuff, over there it's called a D Notice and the Government buries it. That only means it's harder to be completely stupid while working for the Government here...
PS. If they disciplined 70 people, that means a lot more than that knew about it. That would take some burying.
PS. If they disciplined 70 people, that means a lot more than that knew about it. That would take some burying.
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Ask the UK government about the time that they "inadvertently" launched the V force on a one-way mission against Moscow. Allegedly. Thankfully, they never got there before being diverted. 
I have to ask - exactly why does this matter?
I'm told they're enormously inert even in the event of a crash (it's little more than a hazmat incident)
The security issue is made tiny simply by the fact that nobody could possibly have known they were there - because they weren't supposed to be.
OK, it's a pan-galactic organisational SNAFU, but as a purely practical matter - so what?
Phil
I'm told they're enormously inert even in the event of a crash (it's little more than a hazmat incident)
The security issue is made tiny simply by the fact that nobody could possibly have known they were there - because they weren't supposed to be.
OK, it's a pan-galactic organisational SNAFU, but as a purely practical matter - so what?
Phil
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What worries me is that someone in the bomb dump didn't even count them before going to bed. We had to do that for our thirty 9mm rounds for our Browning pistol!
What a "Carry On" (in the voices of Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams):
"Ere, Sarge, I'm sure we had six more nuclear megadeath bombs on the shelf this morning...."
"Oh, stop it, stop it - ooh, you are such a worrier"!
What a "Carry On" (in the voices of Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams):
"Ere, Sarge, I'm sure we had six more nuclear megadeath bombs on the shelf this morning...."
"Oh, stop it, stop it - ooh, you are such a worrier"!
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Phil,
As a USAF officer and former nuke warrior (in the ground vs aircrew however), on a basically practical matter, you are correct.
There are enormous safeguards designed in to prevent any sort of accidental discharge even in the event of a crash.
From a pragmatic standpoint, however, this is important because these ARE nukes. Not having 100% accountability 100% of the time leaves the possibility open to something being 'misplaced' and not being discovered until something bad happens at a time/place we weren't expecting.
Complacency happened since there's no real thought about the 'good ol' days' of the going 'nukler toe to toe with the Russkis (apologies to Slim Whitman in Dr. Strangelove)' and folks got sloppy.
That is just unacceptable dealing with anything that can go 'boom,' not to mention things that REALLY go boom.
In my opinion...........
As a USAF officer and former nuke warrior (in the ground vs aircrew however), on a basically practical matter, you are correct.
There are enormous safeguards designed in to prevent any sort of accidental discharge even in the event of a crash.
From a pragmatic standpoint, however, this is important because these ARE nukes. Not having 100% accountability 100% of the time leaves the possibility open to something being 'misplaced' and not being discovered until something bad happens at a time/place we weren't expecting.
Complacency happened since there's no real thought about the 'good ol' days' of the going 'nukler toe to toe with the Russkis (apologies to Slim Whitman in Dr. Strangelove)' and folks got sloppy.
That is just unacceptable dealing with anything that can go 'boom,' not to mention things that REALLY go boom.
In my opinion...........