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

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 04:37 AM

Sep 2013

You have a false sense of safety based on what you "know", because what you "know" is wrong.

The just-released document directly contradicts what you "know", and some of it is still censored:

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Not six. The bomb had four, one of which is not effective in the air.

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One "set off" by the fall. Two rendered ineffective by aircraft breakup.

That's right - ONE!

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Yeah. It would have been bad news - in spades.

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The Mk 39 Mod 2 bomb did not possess adequate safety for the airborne alert role in the B-52**. Alt 197 was performed on these bombs to provide additional safety, but it only interrupted (additionally) the lines between the bisch generator and the low voltage thermal battery. When the B-52 disintegrates in the air, it is likely to release the bombs in a near normal fashion***. The unalterable conclusion is that the only effective safing device during airborne alert was the ready-safe switch, be it the MC772 (Goldsboro) or the MC1288 (Alt 197).

If a short to an "arm" line occurred in a mid-air breakup, a postulate that seems credible, the Mk 39 Hod 2 bomb could have given a nuclear burst.

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*SC-DR-81-61, Analysis of the Safety Aspects of the Mk 39 Mod 2 Bombs Involved in B-52G Crash Near Greensboro (sic), North Carolina.

**The same conclusion should be drawn about present day SAC bombs, i.e. the B28FI, the B53, and the B41.

***This characteristic was graphically demonstrated at Palomares, as well.

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US nearly detonated atomic bomb over North Carolina - secret document [View all] bananas Sep 2013 OP

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