Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

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Bob Of Burleson
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Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

Postby Bob Of Burleson » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:06 pm

Who's minding the nukes?

A few days after John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, an Air Force B-52 had mechanical problems and accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb over Goldsboro,N.C.

When it hit the ground, the firing signal was sent. But one safety switch prevented a full-scale detonation of a powerful hydrogen bomb in North Carolina.

Why wasn't the accident made public? There was a real effort throughout the Cold War to deny that there was any possibility that a nuclear weapon could detonate by accident.

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Re: Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

Postby BillB » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:24 pm

I'm sure Scarlett wasn't born until the 1970s or 80s :)

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Re: Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

Postby Bob Of Burleson » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:58 pm

*bump* for Scarlett

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Re: Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

Postby knotlazy » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:06 pm

She has grandsons in their late teens I think....

I recently watched the series "The 60's"...on CNN I think...it was very interesting. I remember mentions of some of the world happenings, but I was a child and didn't remember details...I need to watch the series again so I fully understand what they were saying...

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Re: Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

Postby Bob Of Burleson » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:15 pm

I don't think Scarlett has seen this post till yet.

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Re: Our Scarlett was almost nuked... It's true

Postby scarlett~nc » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:38 am

had heard about this years ago ..I was a mere baby ..actually in High School
close call ..about 200 miles away

I have 2 grandsons in their low 20's and in high teens ..one 13 and one 2 1/2
anyway it's scary !!


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