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1961 accident dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Carolina
Original: 2 hydrogen bombs were dropped in North Carolina. It was 'close' call
Reports are revisiting the 1961 Goldsboro incident, when a B-52 bomber broke up in flight over North Carolina and dropped two hydrogen bombs near Faro. One bomb's parachute deployed, while the other fell into a field; declassified documents later suggested its safety switches largely failed, and one switch reportedly remained in the 'armed' position. Officials have described it as one of the closest calls of the nuclear age, with neither weapon detonating.
Why now: Declassified details about how close the United States came to accidental nuclear detonation on its own soil continue to resurface and attract renewed attention.
Goldsboro, North CarolinaUS Air ForceB-52 Stratofortress
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- 2 hydrogen bombs were dropped in North Carolina. It was 'close' call · BlueRidgeNow.com
- 2 hydrogen bombs were dropped in North Carolina. It was 'close' call · The Asheville Citizen Times
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