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The accident was categorized as a Broken Arrow, that is an accident involving a nuclear weapon but which does not present a risk of war. [7] April 11, 1950 Albuquerque, New Mexico, US Loss and recovery of nuclear materials
The U.S. Military's Six Missing Nuclear Weapons. Broken Arrow Accidents
Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as Broken Arrows. A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon.
Since 1950, the Defense Department has reported 32 Broken Arrows. Three of the most notable U.S. incidents involving thermonuclear weapons are detailed below. At 11:50 a.m. local time on May 22, 1957, a B-36 aircraft jettisoned an unarmed Mark 17 ten-megaton hydrogen bomb over Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The US Department of Defense has officially recognized at least 32 "Broken Arrow" incidents from 1950 to 1980. [6] Examples of these events include: 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash; 1956 B-47 disappearance; 1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident; 1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision; 1961 Yuba City B-52 crash; 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
Broken arrow incidents are often described as the unexpected launching, firing, theft or loss of a nuclear weapon, but so far there are no recorded cases of bombs having actually been stolen...
There have been at least 32 so-called "broken arrow" accidents – those involving these catastrophically destructive, earth-flattening devices – since 1950. In many cases, the weapons were...
The Pentagon maintains that the United States has experienced 32 broken arrow accidents, including the 1980 episode in Damascus, Arkansas — the subject of the American Experience documentary...
"Broken Arrow refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components that does not create a risk of nuclear war.
According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the Department of Defense maintains an estimated stockpile of approximately 4,000 warheads. Mishaps with these weapons of mass destruction are...