Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles

[a1aara]

Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles


Mistakes by U.S. Air Force personnel left five nuclear warheads unaccounted for during a three-hour period on Aug. 30, according to Army Times.


http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/20 ... -forc.html

[Carolinadreamin']

Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles


Mistakes by U.S. Air Force personnel left five nuclear warheads unaccounted for during a three-hour period on Aug. 30, according to Army Times.


http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/20 ... -forc.html

Did they check in the garage??? Our stuff always seems to migrate to that area.

[pbans]

Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles


Mistakes by U.S. Air Force personnel left five nuclear warheads unaccounted for during a three-hour period on Aug. 30, according to Army Times.


http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/20 ... -forc.html

Did they check in the garage??? Our stuff always seems to migrate to that area.

or under the bed.........

[SharkOnLand]

They say "unaccounted for" like they just left them unattended on the side of the road or something....

You KNOW there was somebody with them at all times.

[Tequila Revenge]

Using our big corporation philosophy,"Only losing 5 nukes/orders a day isn't all that bad considering all the nukes/orders we could have lost."

[flyboy55]

Are nuclear munitions not marked in a special way to keep them separate from conventional ordnance?

If they are, that begs the question: do B-52s routinely fly around this country with nukes mounted on the wings?

Also, the crew who flew the aircraft down to Louisiana apparently didn't know the nukes were on the wings?

But I guess none has been armed and dropped accidentally so far (only 2 on purpose way back when) so I guess we're OK.

[RinglingRingling]

Are nuclear munitions not marked in a special way to keep them separate from conventional ordnance?

If they are, that begs the question: do B-52s routinely fly around this country with nukes mounted on the wings?

Also, the crew who flew the aircraft down to Louisiana apparently didn't know the nukes were on the wings?

But I guess none has been armed and dropped accidentally so far (only 2 on purpose way back when) so I guess we're OK.

the loading crews were "decertified"...

[CaptainP]

Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles


Mistakes by U.S. Air Force personnel left five nuclear warheads unaccounted for during a three-hour period on Aug. 30, according to Army Times.


http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/20 ... -forc.html

Did they check in the garage??? Our stuff always seems to migrate to that area.

or under the bed.........

I have this drawer in the kitchen...

[bravedave]

Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles


Mistakes by U.S. Air Force personnel left five nuclear warheads unaccounted for during a three-hour period on Aug. 30, according to Army Times.


http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/20 ... -forc.html

Did they check in the garage??? Our stuff always seems to migrate to that area.

or under the bed.........

http://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/

Reminds me of an old joke:
Do you know what Delta stands for?
Diverting
Everybody's
Luggage
To
Atlanta

[phjrsaunt]

Are nuclear munitions not marked in a special way to keep them separate from conventional ordnance?

If they are, that begs the question: do B-52s routinely fly around this country with nukes mounted on the wings?

Also, the crew who flew the aircraft down to Louisiana apparently didn't know the nukes were on the wings?

But I guess none has been armed and dropped accidentally so far (only 2 on purpose way back when) so I guess we're OK.

I thought the B52's stopped touring a long time ago.

[PJ]

Are nuclear munitions not marked in a special way to keep them separate from conventional ordnance?

If they are, that begs the question: do B-52s routinely fly around this country with nukes mounted on the wings?

Also, the crew who flew the aircraft down to Louisiana apparently didn't know the nukes were on the wings?

But I guess none has been armed and dropped accidentally so far (only 2 on purpose way back when) so I guess we're OK.

Actually I think there are a few other nukes out in the Atlantic somewhere, or there were at one time. I think they were accidently jettisoned off the Georgia coast back in the 60s. The weapons hadn't been armed, so it was just a drop/splash/sink thing.

[green1]

Are nuclear munitions not marked in a special way to keep them separate from conventional ordnance?

If they are, that begs the question: do B-52s routinely fly around this country with nukes mounted on the wings?

Also, the crew who flew the aircraft down to Louisiana apparently didn't know the nukes were on the wings?

But I guess none has been armed and dropped accidentally so far (only 2 on purpose way back when) so I guess we're OK.

The fact that these airmen were allowed to remove the nukes from storage in the first place tells me that this is fairly normal occurance.

I also seem the remember hearing that the Strategic Bomber Command's pilots have to do flights with nukes. Whether it is for training or as part of strategic defense I don't know. Having them in the air would allow for a much more rapid response in case we were attacked by nukes. Not to mention that the ones in the air could be destroyed in a coordinated first strike aimed at destroying our ability to retaliate.

[ph4ever]

I don't believe this is the first time the US has lost a nuclear weapon. I believe there are also some lost years ago that have never been found.

[LIPH]

I don't believe this is the first time the US has lost a nuclear weapon. I believe there are also some lost years ago that have never been found.

Hillary probably stole one so the next time Bill cheats on her she can shove it up his blow hole.

[NorthernConch]

isnt there still a bomb lost of the coast of georgia? like from the 50's. or did they find it

[ph4ever]

isnt there still a bomb lost of the coast of georgia? like from the 50's. or did they find it

from what I'm finding they never found it - from 1958-1961 3 bombs were lost INSIDE the US and never found
February 5, 1958, Savannah River, Georgia
September 25, 1959, Off Whidbey Island, Washington
January 24, 1961, Goldsboro, North Carolina

this site http://www.cdi.org/Issues/NukeAccidents/accidents.htm gives a rather interesting listing of not only missing bombs but also "accidents" that happened

[RinglingRingling]

isnt there still a bomb lost of the coast of georgia? like from the 50's. or did they find it

from what I'm finding they never found it - from 1958-1961 3 bombs were lost INSIDE the US and never found
February 5, 1958, Savannah River, Georgia
September 25, 1959, Off Whidbey Island, Washington
January 24, 1961, Goldsboro, North Carolina

this site http://www.cdi.org/Issues/NukeAccidents/accidents.htm gives a rather interesting listing of not only missing bombs but also "accidents" that happened

Simi Valley's sodium-cooled reactor "accident" was on The History Channel a couple weeks ago...

[AlbatrossFlyer]

they were transporting the missles on purpose, the missles just weren't supposed to have the business end onboard.

for at 20 years the air force had at least 1 squadron of armed B-52s airborne at all times, yup 24/7/365 and multiple squadrons sitting on the ground with their engines running armed and ready to scramble on a moments notice.... i can't imagine the amount of jet fuel used during that time...

mather and castle AF bases in NORCAL were 2 of B-52 bases until they were closed in the 90's.

[Bubbaphan]

Sounds like plot line for "24"!

[RinglingRingling]

they were transporting the missles on purpose, the missles just weren't supposed to have the business end onboard.

for at 20 years the air force had at least 1 squadron of armed B-52s airborne at all times, yup 24/7/365 and multiple squadrons sitting on the ground with their engines running armed and ready to scramble on a moments notice.... i can't imagine the amount of jet fuel used during that time...

mather and castle AF bases in NORCAL were 2 of B-52 bases until they were closed in the 90's.

my guess is that Minot, Grand Forks, Fairchild, and Malmstrom AFBs were others (tho I believe Malmstrom went over to tanker refueling operations in the 80s, but they probably still kept a couple KC-135s ready at all times on the same theory)