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An Estimated 92 Lost Nuclear Bombs Rest at These 15 Sites
(Map
Locations are Approximate and Based on Best Available Data)
1.
Russian
nuclear submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea.
2.
A
B-47 bomber carrying two nuclear weapon cores in their
carrying cases disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea.
3.
An
American B-36 bomber jettisoned a bomb into the Pacific
Ocean.
4.
A
C-124 transport aircraft that was having mechanical problems
jettisoned two nuclear weapons without their fissile cores
off the east coast of the United States.
5.
Savannah
River, Georgia A nuclear weapon without a fissile core was
lost following a mid-air collision. (Tybee Beach bomb)
6.
Off
Whidbey Island, Washington-- A U.S. Navy P-5M aircraft
carrying an unarmed nuclear depth charge without its fissile
core crashed into Puget Sound
7.
USS
Ticonderoga (CVA-14) in the Pacific Ocean an A-4E Skyhawk
strike aircraft carrying a nuclear weapon rolled off an
elevator on the U.S. aircraft carrier and fell into the sea.
(Japanese island chain of Ryukyu)
8.
The
USS Scorpion sank 400-500 miles southwest of the Azores. (It
was carrying unidentified nuclear weapons.)
9.
Nuclear
device from Thor rocket fell into the Pacific Ocean near
Johnston Atoll
10.
Another
Thor rocket lost its payload near Johnston Atoll. (Yes, a
second one.)
11.
Three
nuclear bombs were jettisoned in the Indian Ocean by a U.S.
Air Force B-52
12.
The
K-219, a Soviet Golf II class (Project 629M) diesel-powered
ballistic missile submarine armed with three nuclear SS-N-5
missiles, sank in the Pacific, about 750 miles northwest of
the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
13.
The
K-8, a Soviet November class (Project 627A) nuclear-powered
attack submarine, sank in the Atlantic Ocean 300 miles
northwest of Spain. (2 nuclear torpedoes, 34 nuclear
warheads)
14.
The
K-219, a Soviet Yankee class (Project 667A) nuclear-powered
ballistic missile submarine armed with 16 SS-N-6 missiles
(two warheads each) and probably also two nuclear torpedoes,
sank 600 miles northeast of Bermuda.
15.
The
K-278 Komsomolets, the Soviet Mike class (Project 685)
nuclear-powered attack submarine sank off northern Norway.
(2 nuclear torpedoes)
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http://www.cdi.org/Issues/NukeAccidents/accidents.htm
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http://www.factivism.com/content/view/94/33/
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