that B-52 flying over the US with real nuclear missiles

RopeyLopey · 10-20-2007, 07:40 PM

this is amazing, isn't it?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle2702800.ece

The W80 nuclear warheads, each with the destructive power of 10 Hiroshima bombs, should have been removed and replaced with a steel dummy, but ground crew loaded them on to a trailer without inspecting them. The driver called in their identification numbers to the munitions centre, but nobody bothered to check them.

The crew then loaded the missiles under the B52’s wings without looking at the little glass portholes which show whether a live or dummy warhead is being used. The plane’s navigator glanced under only one wing – not the one carrying the nuclear warheads – before clearing the plane for take-off.

The pilots did not know what they were carrying. After landing in Louisiana, they went off to lunch leaving the unsecured weapons on the runway for nine hours. Only when they were unloaded did airmen at Barksdale spot the error and raise the alarm.

I would like to see the reactions of the pilots when they told them they were flying with real nukes under their wings.

GlasgowKiss · 10-20-2007, 07:42 PM

IRAN CANT BE TRUSTED WITH NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.

RopeyLopey · 10-20-2007, 07:49 PM

call me naive, I would have thought something like this is really impossible in the US

USAF broke my heart.

Fonzie · 10-20-2007, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RopeyLopey

call me naive, I would have thought something like this is really impossible in the US

hahahahaha!

exactlythesame · 10-20-2007, 08:12 PM

"If you're interested in preventing World War III. . ."

10-20-2007, 07:40 PM	#1
RopeyLopey Braindead Posts: 15,483	that B-52 flying over the US with real nuclear missiles this is amazing, isn't it? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle2702800.ece The W80 nuclear warheads, each with the destructive power of 10 Hiroshima bombs, should have been removed and replaced with a steel dummy, but ground crew loaded them on to a trailer without inspecting them. The driver called in their identification numbers to the munitions centre, but nobody bothered to check them. The crew then loaded the missiles under the B52’s wings without looking at the little glass portholes which show whether a live or dummy warhead is being used. The plane’s navigator glanced under only one wing – not the one carrying the nuclear warheads – before clearing the plane for take-off. The pilots did not know what they were carrying. After landing in Louisiana, they went off to lunch leaving the unsecured weapons on the runway for nine hours. Only when they were unloaded did airmen at Barksdale spot the error and raise the alarm. I would like to see the reactions of the pilots when they told them they were flying with real nukes under their wings.

10-20-2007, 07:42 PM	#2
GlasgowKiss Quaid Hates You Location: Hollywood Posts: 14,160	IRAN CANT BE TRUSTED WITH NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.

10-20-2007, 07:49 PM	#3
RopeyLopey Braindead Posts: 15,483	call me naive, I would have thought something like this is really impossible in the US USAF broke my heart.

10-20-2007, 08:12 PM	#5
exactlythesame Minion of Satan Location: I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes Posts: 7,680	"If you're interested in preventing World War III. . ."