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The U.S. Air Force Accidentally Dropped a Nuclear Bomb in Georgia—and Still Can’t Find It
In 2001, a Department of Energy hydrographic survey suggested that the bomb was buried between five and 15 feet of silt. The ...
10 Of The Worst Military Accidents Involving Nuclear Weapons Throughout History
Nuclear weapons can produce some of the most devastating destruction of any device ever created by humankind -- so what ...
'We thought it was the end of the world': How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966
After two planes collided, three hydrogen bombs hit a Spanish village, and one fell into the sea nearby. Two years later, villagers talked to the BBC about the terrifying accident.
A lesson buried in the Mediterranean: How a mid-air collision dropped four US nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966
On the morning of January 17, 1966, an American B-52 bomber on a secret mission over Cold War-era Europe collided mid-air ...
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10 warplanes that definitely shouldn’t have carried nuclear weapons, but did
BOOM BOOM BOOM In researching this article, I spoke to crews of B-52s, B-47s and Vulcans and even chatted on a train with a ...
Development of nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than Hiroshima's is 'significantly ahead of schedule'
The National Nuclear Security Administration said development for a bomb 24 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima is ahead of schedule.
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America Moves Up Construction of Nuclear Bomb 24 Times More Powerful Than One Dropped on Hiroshima
The lab designing the warhead says it is accelerating the timeline to respond ‘to a critical challenge and urgent need.’ ...
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20 Little-Known Facts About the $2 Billion Manhattan Project
It was the greatest experiment ever conducted on U.S. soil. Discover 20 little-known facts about the Manhattan project.