Air Force Mistakenly Transports Live Nukes Across America
Surely the late Stanley Kubrick is somewhere smiling at this one. Forbes.com has a story about a B-52 Bomber that mistakenly flew 6-nuclear tipped cruise missles across several states last week. The 3-hour flight took the plane from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30. The incident was so serious that President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were quickly informed and Gates has asked for daily briefings on the Air Force probe, said Defense Department press secretary Geoff Morrell
Personal Edit: Beyond this extremely major gaff; the US media CONSTANTLY exaggerates for ratings or is really plain clueless about the real reality. These weapons were not really live. All nukes have extensive fail safe mechanisms incorporated by design.
Go Navy Go. Little secret: The US Navy is the only US military branch that has NEVER lost a nuclear weapon; which is known in code as a “Broken Arrow” event. The USAF has managed to accomplished this un-credible feat more than once in it’s short life span.