[Rush104]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

I hope these things never get in the wrong hands.....This is spooky stuff here.
They have got to keep better track of where these things are..
JP

Can't you imagine the conversation that General Turgidson will have with President Muffley about this...?

[Cardinal]

This is an incident that has been reported - just think of all those that go unreported and unnoticed, never to see the light of day by a trusting public ...

[Hurriup!]

Well at least they didn't mistakenly drop it because that would have really ruined someones day!

[Cavtanker]

Originally Posted by Hurriup!

Well at least they didn't mistakenly drop it because that would have really ruined someones day!

Apparently with all the failsafes on it, it would not have gone off. But, with my luck, it would have landed on my car and crushed it. How do you explain that to your insurance company? and your wife?!

[Armour Addict]

Well, quite a blunder... Makes me wonder what else happens which doesn't become public knowledge.

Anyways, here's a update:

Taking Stock of Nukes: The Air Force notified Defense Secretary Robert Gates early on Aug. 31 of the “situation involving the transfer of weapons from Minot AFB, N.D., to Barksdale AFB, La.,” on the previous day, so states Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Ed Thomas. Neither Thomas nor DOD Press Secretary Geoff Morrell in a press briefing yesterday would confirm that the weapons transported aboard a B-52 bomber were missiles with nuclear warheads. However, it’s been widely reported that they were unarmed nukes. How this happened is now the subject of an investigation led by Maj. Gen. Douglas Raaberg, Air Combat Command’s director of air and space operations, but the command already has fired the munitions squadron commander at Minot and “temporarily decertified” some airmen from their normal munitions duties. Thomas referred to this incident as an “isolated mistake” that was “discovered by airmen during internal Air Force checks.” He maintained that “at no time was there a threat to public safety.” The actual transport of the missiles via the B-52 was part of a regularly scheduled movement of such weapons that normally takes place under rigorous handling and safety requirements. Thomas labeled the “deviation” from well-established munitions procedures “very serious.” According to Morrell, the Air Force expects to provide a full report to Gates by the end of this week. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has vowed to “pursue answers on this classified matter” and to ensure the Air Force and DOD “strengthen controls more generally.” courtesy of AirForceMagazineOnline

Some people took the fall for it already...

AA

[JustPlaneNuttz]

Originally Posted by PH-LKK

Well, the Russian's aren't flying their Bears on long flights by accident! The scariest thing about this story is that the warheads were released without the knowledge of the folks who are supposed to be keeping tabs on these things. In a sense, they "lost" the warheads, and only realised they had been lost when they were "found" upon landing.

*tick* Ooops! That was the sound of the doomsday clock advancing another minute. Tinfoil hat: ON.

[tank nut]

Oh ya tin hat drop and cover and kiss your butt goodbye Well at least if you see the old little short films they use to show us when we were kids about hiding under your desk you may just make it

[STARMAN 352ND]

THIS IS THE LATEST REPORT:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071020/...uclear_mistake