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==Broken Arrow Definition==
==Broken Arrow Definition==
'''Definition of an Accident'''
'''Definition of an Accident'''
The U.S. Department of Defense categorizes a "Broken Arrow"<ref>http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/reading_room/635.pdf</ref> as
An unexpected event involving nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons components that results in any of the following-
An unexpected event involving nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons components that results in any of the following-
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 occured at Johnston Island in 1962 were declassified by Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency. 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 occured 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==
==References==
==References==
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==See Also==
1. Authors unknown, "Department of Defense Narrative Summaries of Accidents Involving U.S. Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1980".
1. Authors unknown, "Department of Defense Narrative Summaries of Accidents Involving U.S. Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1980".