The change was that in 1968, the Air Force stopped flying active patrols with nuclear armed bombers. They had bombers continuously in the air carrying live nucl

The change was that in 1968, the Air Force stopped flying active patrols with nuclear armed bombers. They had bombers continuously in the air carrying live nuclear weapons. A lot of the nuclear accidents were really bomber accidents. Two in this list were from accidents on aircraft and submarine with tactical nuclear weapons. Tactical nuclear weapons weren't removed until later.