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Nuclear weapon missing since 1950 'may have been found'
Source: BBC
A commercial diver may have discovered a lost US nuclear bomb off the coast of Canada.
Sean Smyrichinsky was diving for sea cucumbers near British Columbia when he discovered a large metal device that looked a bit like a flying saucer.
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) believes it could be a "lost nuke" from a US B-36 bomber that crashed in the area in 1950.
The government does not believe the bomb contains nuclear material. It is sending naval ships out to the site, near the Haida Gwaii archipelago, to verify the find.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37875697?ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter
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Nuclear weapon missing since 1950 'may have been found' (Original Post)
MowCowWhoHow III
Nov 2016
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. If that's not it, they should look behind the refrigerator
A lot of stuff rolls back there and is hard to see.
Ellipsis
(9,145 posts)4. B 36 Bomber, what a monster. - 230 feet acrossed
cstanleytech
(26,805 posts)6. No, thats just a plane. This is a monster
Hangingon
(3,073 posts)21. I don't know how to post pictures, so please check this out
http://www.tailsthroughtime.com/2010/06/prior-to-arrival-of-boeing-b-52.html
The Fort Worth/Carswell AFB tornado. Really did a number to the flight line and took SAC out of the war plan for weeks,
The Fort Worth/Carswell AFB tornado. Really did a number to the flight line and took SAC out of the war plan for weeks,
R Merm
(417 posts)14. One was lost near Savanna a few years back also.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)15. a nuclear bomb, sort of reminds me of one of the presidential candidates.
Nitram
(24,065 posts)20. That's an enormous sea cucumber!