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Having read the following, I am now convinced that Goldsboro was NOT anywhere close to a nuclear detonation. Author below has documents FOIA'd from NNSA and DO
by dfsegoat 10y ago
Having read the following, I am now convinced that Goldsboro was NOT anywhere close to a nuclear detonation.
Author below has documents FOIA'd from NNSA and DOE to back his claims in a well written / detailed document:
TLDR: These weapons require auxiliary aircraft power and aircrew intent to initiate the mechanisms and sequence (19 steps) required to even arm the bomb so that it can produce a nuclear detonation.
http://nuclearweaponsaccidents.blogspot.com/2013/03/goldsboro-19-steps-away-from-detonation.html http://nuclearweaponsaccidents.blogspot.com/2013/03/goldsbor...
"Bomb 2, the object of the Goldsboro controversy, was not "one step" away from detonation (nor was Bomb 1). The Mark 39 Mod 2 had two additional safety switches, the Trajectory Arm Switch and Rotary Safing Switch."