Nuclear Device Lost: A Cold War Secret Buried in India’s Himalayas Is Still a Grave Danger to Humanity

The CIA lost a nuclear device in the Himalayas — now it threatens half a billion peop

In 1965, during secret Cold War mission, CIA placed plutonium-powered spy device on Himalayan peak to monitor China; a storm forced its abandonment, and it was never recovered; decades later, its location and environmental risk remain unknown

Nuclear Device Lost: A Cold War secret buried in India’s Himalayas is still a grave danger to humanity

Himalaya Nanda Devi Nuclear Device: A secret CIA mission in 1965 to spy on China resulted in a lost nuclear device on Nanda Devi. American and Indian climbers abandoned the plutonium-powered generator. Decades later, concerns persist about its potential environmental impact. The device remains lost, a lingering Cold War secret buried in the Himalayas.

How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?

A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.

No, There Is Not A Nuclear Weapon On Nanda Devi

A plutonium-238 pellet self-heated to red heat In the world that talks about nuclear weapons, a device is a nuclear explosive without a delivery vehicle. This is fairly generally known, by physicists and political scientists, along with many of the general public. But “device” is, in other contexts, a neutral word referring to pretty much anything mechanical. If you want to get clicks, you can leverage the two definitions, which is what the New …