The U.S. Almost Nukes Itself (1961)
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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Is It Possible to Detonate a Nuclear Bomb?
The plane is trying to do an emergency landing in north carolina at a nearby air force base. It just starts falling apart in the middle of the air, right? And because the plane like cracks in half, it pulls the pulleys that you would pull if you were releasing the bomb. The two bombs fall to earth as they're go through their arming sequences,. One of them gets stuck in a tree and the other one sinks into mud.
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