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[BigJonsson]

What the fuck

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/09/13/lost.bomb/index.html


Uhhh.....Does anyone else find this troublesome?!? Let's hope the terrorists don't find a way to accquire these bombs

 

[Ned Flanders]

Shit happens man. Of course its disturbing, but I seriously doubt that terrorists are going to be well informed enough to locate the locations of broken arrows beneath the ocean. It's not exactly highly publicised information..

 

[Screaming_Gremlin]

The report also estimated it would take as long as five years and cost $5 million to $11 million to recover the bomb.

Seeing how it would take the United States up to five years to recover the bomb, I doubt any terrorists are going to have the assets to recover this. Especially with out some one finding out what they are doing.

 

[RiZ III]

Why they hell do they even make weapons like these. To think theres just man made objects lying around all over the place with the sole purpose of destroying the planet is just mind boggling.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I was reading there are 92 cases of lost Nuclear warheads at sea a few days ago as part of some fun facts in a magazine here in Miami

 

[BigJonsson]

Terrorists are more then willing to spend that kind of money for a nuke

 

[Smiles and Cries]

1. 11 APRIL 1950: Shortly after departing Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) in New Mexico, a U.S. B-29 bomber carrying a nuclear bomb crashed into a mountain. The bomb was destroyed but its nuclear capsule with the fissile materials, which was also on board the aircraft, had not been inserted for safety reasons.

hmmm

http://www.user.dccnet.com/welcomewoods/Nuclear_Free_Georgia_Strait/greenacci.htm

 

[Screaming_Gremlin]

Terrorists are more then willing to spend that kind of money for a nuke

Yeah, but how will they do it with no one noticing. They can't just park a ship on top of it. Satellites would see it and someone would surely wonder what was going on. Nor would they be able to get a submarine (which they would alos have to purchase) in the area with out the Navy knowing about it. I would be more worried about whatever ecological damage that might have been done, then any sort of terrorists threats.

 

[fart]

sounds like a job for sealab

 

[Smiles and Cries]

so thats where this movie got its title

U.S. Navy's Definition of Nuclear Weapon Accident

Nucflash

* Any accidental or unauthorized incident involving a possible detonation of a nuclear weapon by U.S. Forces which could create the risk of nuclear war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

Broken Arrow

* The accidental or unauthorized detonation, or possible detonation of a nuclear weapon (other than war risk);
* Non-nuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon;
* Radioactive contamination;
* Seizure, theft, or loss of a nuclear weapon or component (including jettisoning);
* Public hazard, actual or implied.

Bent Spear

* Any nuclear weapon significant incidents other than nuclear weapons accidents or war risk detonations, actual or possible.

Dull Sword

* Any nuclear weapon incident other than significant incidents.