Atom bomb nearly detonated over North Carolina in 1961

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[nuconvert]

The US Air Force came dramatically close to detonating a huge atomic bomb over North Carolina in 1961, according to a newly declassified document published by Britain's Guardian newspaper on Saturday.Two hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina on January 23, 1961 when the B-52 plane carrying them broke up in mid-air, according to the file.

[stanne]

Quick, Look over there!

[GreyFriar]

Of course, the progressives will say: “so who would have noticed the loss of a bunch of racist rednecks.” Of course those now despised “racist rednecks” were all yellow dog voting dimocrats back then.

[chessplayer]

Wow. Depending on how high it was if it had detonated, we’re lucky we aren’t living in the 1700’s right now. (EMP)

[Repeal The 17th]

reference link to earlier thread:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3069438/posts
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[chessplayer]

Lousy attempt at deflection.

[nuconvert]

thanks

[PAR35]

Depending on how high it was if it had detonated, we’re lucky we aren’t living in the 1700’s right now. (EMP)

Think it would have knocked out all the laptops and ipods, and scrambled the electronic ignition on the cars?

EMP wouldn't have been a big problem in 1961.

[Genoa]

Wouldn’t it have taken some doing to cause them to detonate?

[PAR35]

Let’s not forget LBJ setting off a couple of nukes in Mississippi to discourage resistance to the ‘Civil Rights Act’ which he had signed about 3 months before the first one.

[The Great RJ]

While US nukes have numerous safety interlocks that prevent them from accidentally detonating and presumably keeping them from being armed except on Presidential command, I wonder just how secure are the nukes in places like Pakistan and North Korea. Could Pakistani nuclear weapons fall into the wrong hands and be easily used?

[Yo-Yo]

Publicity for a new book that has been published by Fast Food Nation liberal author Eric Schlosser.

[EricT.]

EMP wouldn't have been a big problem in 1961.

Especially in North Carolina. Some folks would have missed listening to a ball game or two, but not much else.

[Wiggins]

There is still a missing H-Bomb somewhere near Tybee island near Savannah Georgia. That was in 1958.

[Little Ray]

Hmmm. I was born in Ft. Bragg NC - February 4, 1961. I guess I’d be dead.

[bigheadfred]

oops

it could really happen though if whimsy linsey graham crackers gets his her lunatic way

[WildHighlander57]

PAR35 wrote:
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Let’s not forget LBJ setting off a couple of nukes in Mississippi to discourage resistance to the ‘Civil Rights Act’ which he had signed about 3 months before the first one.”

Par35,

Do you have a link for this story?

[sakic]

Pat Robertson probably saved us from destruction.

[sakic]

LBJ set off nukes?

[nuconvert]

?? something he dreamed about?