Does it bother anyone that a B-52 bomber flew from North Dakota to Louisiana mistakenly armed with six active nuclear warheads? How does this happen in America? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20427730/?GT1=10357)
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Gideon
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I dont see why everyone is so outraged about it. Whats the big deal?
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You think that is bad - check us out: Two of Britain’s most serious nuclear weapons accidents in the 1980s were caused by continual lapses in safety procedures, and were much more serious than was admitted at the time The first accident happened on May 2, 1984, at the RAF base at Brüggen, Germany. A nuclear warhead was damaged in transit when its container slid off a wet trailer as it cornered. The warhead, still in its container, rolled on to the tarmac and was dented. The second accident occurred at Coulport naval base, Strathclyde, on December 3, 1987, when a faulty Polaris missile was being unloaded from the submarine HMS Repulse. As it was being locked down on a trailer, a crane hoisted it into the air, causing it to swing wildly and to crash into the trailer supports. According to the MoD inquiry at the time, the weapon suffered “adverse shock”. Ta-da - I do believe we have won the 'who is more frightening competition hands down!
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I think it is a tremendous mistake and shows the efficiency that the military has.They should be investigated by an international study group, reprimanded and made to apologies.The US would do the same to other countries and deserve the same treatment.
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It probably flew that way many times. And no one was concerned. We are just lucky the pilot and crew werent smoking weed or on LSD. Or that they didnt pick up any hitch hikers on the way. Six nuclear explosions. That would make quite a movie.
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