B-52

B-52

In 2007, U.S. Air Force mistakenly loaded 6 nuclear warheads onto a B-52, which remained mounted to the aircraft for 36 hours. The missiles with the nuclear warheads were not reported missing. During this period, the warheads were not protected by the various mandatory security precautions for nuclear weapons.

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