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You'd be surprised to learn then that the United States has lost several (6, last I knew) nuclear weapons over the decades. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/
by jsbisviewtiful 3y ago
You'd be surprised to learn then that the United States has lost several (6, last I knew) nuclear weapons over the decades.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220804-the-lost-nuclear-bombs-that-no-one-can-find https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220804-the-lost-nuclear...
- toomuchtodo 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology#Broken_Arrow_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_nuclear... > The US Department of Defense has officially recognized at least 32 "Broken Arrow" incidents from 1950 to 1980. https://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/media/filer_public/24/db/24dbd8c1-c74a-4841-ab63-c3258a14ceb4/_cc_afswp_technical_incidents_reduced1.pdf https://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/media/filer_p... > Unofficially, the Defense Atomic Support Agency (now known as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)) has detailed hundreds of "Broken Arrow" incidents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology#Broken_Arrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_nuclear... ("Broken Arrow refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components that does not create a risk of nuclear war.")