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Old 22nd Jun 2009, 19:19
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USAF lost"bucket of sunshine"

on the BBC website
BBC NEWS | Americas | Missing for 50 years - US nuclear bomb
one wonders how many more have been lost over the years

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This incident (and others) have been open public knowledge, and the subject of repeated televised programs, for over 10 years (at least in the US).

Where has the BBC been... has it been a slow week for "blind panic & ignorant fear-mongering" stories in the UK?

But his case has been vigorously contested by opponents who raise apocalyptic fears of a thermonuclear explosion which could destroy much of the US eastern seaboard.

Fears have also been expressed that the bomb could be located and recovered by a terrorist group, and there are even some who believe that may already have happened.



And there are those who believe our planet is hollow... and those who believe UFO aliens are controlling the world's governments.
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And there are ... those who believe UFO aliens are controlling the world's governments.
Well that is the only vaguely comforting explanation for our government over this side of the Atlantic, GK. Other explanations are just too scary...
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Was John Travolta involved?....
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I thought I saw some hardpoints under the wing of his 707
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Nothing seen on Ebay.
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and he struggled with the flight deck to get any kind of response
How many times have I had that problem too
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...As he cruised at 38,000 feet over North Carolina and Georgia...
I never realised the B-47 was as long as that. Presumably nose over GA, tail over NC and the middle bit over South Carolina.
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...As he cruised at 38,000 feet over North Carolina and Georgia... I never realised the B-47 was as long as that. Presumably nose over GA, tail over NC and the middle bit over South Carolina.

XV490 - No big whoop but western NC and GA do adjoin each other!

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how is this old old tale even remotely relevant in todays world. just try a quick search on missing nuclear weapons and see how many are lost......
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You take one bl**dy thing home as a souvenir and they never shut up about it.......
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No big whoop but western NC and GA do adjoin each other!
Yep, but at Tybee Island they don't!
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