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  • US nuclear bomb may have been damaged in accident at Dutch base, report says

    04/03/2023 10:50:02 AM PDT · by McGruff · 56 replies
    The Guardian ^ | April 3, 2023 | Julian Borger
    One of the US nuclear bombs stored at a Dutch air base may have been damaged in a recent accident, according to a report published on Monday, which comes at a time when a new generation of the weapons are due to arrive on the continent. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) discovered a photograph of a B61 bomb being inspected for damage by US soldiers, including two from an explosive ordnance disposal unit, and a civilian. The rear of the bomb appears to have been twisted by an impact and one of the tail fins is missing. There is...