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A Hydrogen Bomb Was Accidentally Dropped Off the Georgia Coast Due to a Bomber and Fighter Colliding in 1958

One MK39 bomb’s parachute deployed and was safely disarmed while the other nearly detonated but was prevented by a damaged component, according to U.S. Air Force reports.

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A B-47 Bomber and an F-86 Fighter Collided, and a Hydrogen Bomb Was Lost  The notion of lost, missing, or stolen weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)—chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) alike—has unsurprisingly been the subject of many a fictional thriller story. During the Cold War, you had bestselling novels from iconic authors like Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy (may they both R.I.P.), e.g., “Vixen 03” by the former and “The Su…

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nationalsecurityjournal.org broke the news in on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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