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'RELATES THE STORY OF A NUCLEAR
WEAPONS ACCIDENT EXERCISE IN THE NEVADA DESERT BY THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY AND INVOLVING ALL FOUR ARMED SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORIES. SHOWS HOW THE
DOD/
DOE FORCES RESPONDED TO A REALISTICALLY SIMULATED
CRASH OF A
MAC AIRCRAFT CARRYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- "D"
DAY THROUGH THE RECOVERY
PHASE OF THE 7TH DAY.'
US Air Force Film TS-1383
Public domain film from the
US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology#Broken_Arrow
...Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components, but which does not create the risk of nuclear war. These include:
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Accidental or unexplained nuclear detonation.
- Non-nuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon.
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Radioactive contamination.
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Loss in transit of nuclear asset with or without its carrying vehicle.
- Jettisoning of a nuclear weapon or nuclear component.
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Public hazard, actual or implied.
Broken Arrow incidents
As of September 2013, the
US Department of Defense has officially recognized 32 "Broken Arrow" incidents.[4] Examples of these events include:
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1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
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1956 B-47 disappearance
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1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident
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1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision
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1961 Yuba City B-52 crash
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1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
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1964 Savage Mountain B-52 crash
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1965 Philippine Sea A-4 incident
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1966 Palomares B-52 crash
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1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
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1980 Damascus, Arkansas incident...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Damascus,_Arkansas_incident
The 1980 Damascus, Arkansas incident refers to an incident where a missile equipped with a nuclear warhead exploded in
Damascus, Arkansas, on
September 18–19,
1980. The silo was part of the
374th Strategic Missile Squadron at the time of the explosion.
Incident
On the evening of the
18th, at about 6:30 p.m., an airman conducting maintenance on a
USAF Titan-II missile at
Little Rock Air Force Base's
Launch Complex 374-7 in
Southside (
Van Buren County) just north of town, dropped a socket from a socket wrench, which fell about 80 feet (24 m) before hitting and piercing the skin on the rocket's first-stage fuel tank, causing it to leak. The area was evacuated.
At about 3:00 a.m. on
September 19, 1980, the hypergolic fuel exploded. The
W53 warhead landed about
100 feet (30 m) from the launch complex's entry gate; its safety features operated correctly and prevented any loss of radioactive material. One
Air Force airman was killed, others seriously injured and the launch complex was destroyed.[1] The former launch complex was decommissioned, disassembled, and now stands on private land.
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