Navy Almost Nukes Seatle

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Blammo!

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/164280_nuke11.html

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Not that this makes the potential any less frightening, but come on Chuck, at least read a few paragraphs before hyperbolizing:

The crew members reportedly took a break, and when they returned, they began to hoist out the missile without removing the ladder, damaging the nose cone. Although there would not have been a nuclear explosion, a radiation release or non-nuclear explosion was possible, Fitzpatrick claims.

That didn't happen, though the base's civilian emergency services allies yesterday wanted to know more.

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

All in all, a very interesting read, given all the references to related historal events of the past.

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

This history?

http://93ol.myrice.com/dyhb/dzp/dz55.jpg

― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Prepare for Souffle?

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.inu.org/pihua/200206/nuclear.gif

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Friday, 12 March 2004 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Now them's tasty!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 March 2004 03:15 (twenty-two years ago)

That would be a small bit of an explosion to get from Bangor to Seattle... Only a small Sound and a bit the Olympic Penninusula in the middle. ;-)

― lyra (lyra), Friday, 12 March 2004 03:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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