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=='''Nuclear Weapons Accidents'''==

==Nuclear Weapons Accidents==

Since the creation of nuclear weapons in 1945, there have been numerous nuclear weapons accidents by the United States and Soviet Union. The United States categorizes such accidents using the military code word "Broken Arrow".  

Since the creation of nuclear weapons in 1945, there have been numerous nuclear weapons accidents by the United States and Soviet Union. The United States categorizes such accidents using the military code word "Broken Arrow".  

36. September 18, 1980, Titan II ICBM, Damascus, Arkansas

36. September 18, 1980, Titan II ICBM, Damascus, Arkansas

Over the years, the DOD Broken Arrow list grew from 17 accidents in 1968, to 32 in 1977. In 1983, four accidents which occurred at Johnston Island in 1962 were declassified by Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency.<ref>http://www.dtra.mil/rd/programs/nuclear_personnel/docs/T24298.PDF</ref>The accidents received public attention with the publication of Chuck Hansen's book "U.S. Nuclear Weapons, The Secret History".

Over the years, the DOD Broken Arrow list grew from 17 accidents in 1968, to 32 in 1977. In 1983, four accidents which occurred at Johnston Island in 1962 were declassified by Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency.<ref>http://www.dtra.mil/rd/programs/nuclear_personnel/docs/T24298.PDF</ref> The accidents received public attention with the publication of Chuck Hansen's book "U.S. Nuclear Weapons, The Secret History".

==Soviet/Russian Accidents==

==Soviet/Russian Accidents==

On November 10, 2008, BBC reporter Gorden Correra claimed that there is a "missing nuclear weapon" near Thule Air Base in Greenland. Declassified documents conclusively prove that all four B28FI weapons were destroyed by B-52 impact and high explosive (non-nuclear) detonation of bomb primaries.[3]

On November 10, 2008, BBC reporter Gorden Correra claimed that there is a "missing nuclear weapon" near Thule Air Base in Greenland. Declassified documents conclusively prove that all four B28FI weapons were destroyed by B-52 impact and high explosive (non-nuclear) detonation of bomb primaries.[3]

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Nuclear target structures]]

* [[Nuclear target structures]]

4. Authors unknown, "Operation Dominic I, 1962", Field Command Defense Nuclear Agency, Nuclear Test Personnel Review, 1 February 1983.

4. Authors unknown, "Operation Dominic I, 1962", Field Command Defense Nuclear Agency, Nuclear Test Personnel Review, 1 February 1983.

5. Oskins, James C., and Maggelet, Michael H. "Broken Arrow, The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents". ISBN-10: 1435703618, or ISBN-13: 978-1435703612.  

5. Oskins, James C., and Maggelet, Michael H. "Broken Arrow, The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents". ISBN 1435703618, or ISBN 978-1435703612.  

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[[Category : Nuclear Target Structures]]

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