2006-08-16 13:42:05 · 18 answers · asked by sjappel01 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The United States lost 11 nuclear bombs in accidents during the Cold War that were never recovered, according to the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
2006-08-16 13:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They lost one near the harbour of Savannah GA when a fighter hit a B52. The military never recovered it but a civilian team located it. It's still there
They lost one in the Atlantic near Spain and one in the Med. A B52 went down some where in Alaska.Those are documented and there are some rumoured. Frankly if you add them all up it seems that your military is as careless with nuclear devices as the Russians but at least when they lose a nuke someone makes a few rubles. What is really scary is the attitude. The one of that is off Savannah,although very dangerous, has simply been written off and "no more funds are available for retrieval of the device".
2006-08-17 01:16:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes! It was dropped off of the coast near Savannah. In 1958 a plane doing practice drills in Savannah had some problems with their landing gear. The plane had a nuclear bomb on board. It was decided that it was better to drop the unarmed bomb off of the coast than to risk having it spread out in a crash. Although many people have looked for it, no one has found it and they haven't had any signs of radiation leaks.
2006-08-16 20:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jack S. Buy more ammo! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Off the coast of Spain in 1961 I believe. Atomic not nuclear.
2006-08-16 22:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by Michael JENKINS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-20 20:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by Sugi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US has lost several nuclear weapons due to aircraft crashes, submarine accidents etc.
As you might imagine, the locations are not widely advertised.
2006-08-16 21:10:18 · answer #6 · answered by JAMES11A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We lost a couple over Japan about 60 years ago...
2006-08-16 20:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't Bill Clinton lose them in North Korea?
2006-08-16 21:52:51 · answer #8 · answered by Bawney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, a nuclear bomb isnt like someones car keys.....
2006-08-16 20:47:53 · answer #9 · answered by lost&confused 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that has been reported. Even if we did lose one, I very much doubt that it would be reported by the government. Too much international and domestic chaos.
2006-08-16 20:47:44 · answer #10 · answered by GovTeacher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋