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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.
Summary
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.
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