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1. Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961: UK paper

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 08:10 PM

Sep 2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/20/us-usa-bomb-idUSBRE98J11N20130920

Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961: UK paper

LONDON | Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:06pm EDT

(Reuters) - A U.S. atom bomb nearly exploded in 1961 over North Carolina that would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that devastated Hiroshima, according to a declassified document published in a British newspaper on Friday.

The Guardian newspaper said the document, obtained by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser under the Freedom of Information Act, gave the first conclusive evidence that the United States came close to a disaster in January 1961.

The incident happened when two Mark 39 hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over Goldsboro, North Carolina, after a B-52 bomber broke up in midair.

There has been persistent speculation about how serious the incident was and the U.S. government has repeatedly denied its nuclear arsenal put Americans' lives at risk through safety flaws, the newspaper said.

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Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961: UK paper bananas Sep 2013 #1

Goldsboro revisited: account of hydrogen bomb near-disaster over North Carolina – declassified docum bananas Sep 2013 #2

Seymour Johnson AFB supernova Sep 2013 #3

See more Johnson? jberryhill Sep 2013 #4

I wish I had more Johnson to see. olddad56 Sep 2013 #16

May have been part of the U.S. "Operation Northwoods" to drum up support for a War against Cuba: blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #5

Well, better luck next time jberryhill Sep 2013 #6

Secret - my ass. That incident is well known. GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #7

Thank you, GSC sarge43 Sep 2013 #11

I first heard of this in the early 70's postatomic Sep 2013 #14

I think I've even seen a docu-drama on History channel obxhead Sep 2013 #18

Train as you fight. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #21

But what you "know" is wrong and directly contradicted by the just-released document. bananas Sep 2013 #29

Considering that I was working from years old memory, I think I did pretty well. N/T GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #40

I actually know someone who would have been privy to the information about the safeties davidpdx Sep 2013 #43

Almost a friendly fire on steroids incident? indepat Sep 2013 #8

Ancient news here - Maybe the folks in England didn't know...? bluemarkers Sep 2013 #9

Hell, it's on wikipedia benh57 Sep 2013 #27

Funny what We the People don't know about when it comes to nuclear weapons. Octafish Sep 2013 #10

Denial - it's not just a river in Egypt. bananas Sep 2013 #30

And it was all Obama's fault. whistler162 Sep 2013 #12

+ googol BootinUp Sep 2013 #19

thread win treestar Sep 2013 #35

Yup. Can't resist. Sorry if it's old to you. Not as old as recycled anxiety: freshwest Sep 2013 #44

Hilarious! treestar Sep 2013 #47

While adding more safeties is a good thing, ManiacJoe Sep 2013 #13

If this sort of "revelation" bothers you...DO NOT see this film: FailureToCommunicate Sep 2013 #15

That was the first thing that came to mind. I belive they cover the NC story in thge docu? No? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2013 #22

Yes. That one and SO many other 'close calls' FailureToCommunicate Sep 2013 #34

It is only a matter of time before we suffer some sort of nuke disaster. olddad56 Sep 2013 #17

Well known icarusxat Sep 2013 #20

Music video for that quote, which is engraved on Max Weber's grave in Heidelberg: freshwest Sep 2013 #45

Old story, but I worry about command and control for 3rd world nukes ThoughtCriminal Sep 2013 #23

I've been to Goldsboro jmowreader Sep 2013 #24

Three fail safes failed but the fourth and last one worked, preventing the catastrophe. Kablooie Sep 2013 #25

Recommended: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters," by James Douglass. Peace Patriot Sep 2013 #26

Keystone Cops...... ReRe Sep 2013 #28

Not only is this NOT news...... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #31

Although I am always open to information, not sure I needed truedelphi Sep 2013 #32

Nightmares of potential nuclear oblivion..... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #38

And notice the number of incidents has fallen Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #37

Or fewer nukes. Lots of our nukes have been dismantled. N/T GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #41

May not necessarily be new news but the question remains dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #33

I was born about two weeks after that incident Kelvin Mace Sep 2013 #36

That would have been three days after, ... CRH Sep 2013 #39

Why put down those who think it's a new revelation? bobGandolf Sep 2013 #42

Not puting the OPer down, but am putting down the media. GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #46

Okay, misunderstood n/t bobGandolf Sep 2013 #48