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The Day America Almost Nuked Itself: The 1961 Goldsboro Incident #map #geography #maps #plane #planes
On January 24, 1961, a B-52 bomber broke apart mid-air over North Carolina—dropping two nuclear bombs. One landed safely by parachute, but the other slammed into a field, nearly detonating. Three of its four safety switches failed. Only a single low-voltage switch stopped a blast 250 times more powerful than Hiroshima. The U.S. kept it secret for decades. In 2013, declassified documents confirmed the terrifying truth: America was one faulty switch away from a nuclear disaster on its own soil.
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The guys flying were probably from North Carolina and were doing us all a favor.
I heard one is still missing 🔥🔥
Nuclear bomb parachutes in your backyard. Don't beat it with a hammer.
DEI hire lol right? 🙌
Incredible that the phucking military bell ends haven't killed us all many times over.
6 out of the 7 safeties were thrown
Wow that's crazy. I am in Eastern North Carolina. Glad it did not happen!
BS
If it had detonated the government def would’ve blamed it on the Russians and we’d all be dead. No accountability in this country for a long time😂😂
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Routine?!!
OOOHHH MYYYYY GOOOOOsSH
Nigga tf
America came a hairs length from nuking the Pepsi factory