The Story of a 'Bent Spear'

A B-52H bomber flew across the country with 12 cruise missiles, six of which were armed with nuclear warheads. It took the Air Force 36 hours to realize that the warheads were outside their secure bunker.

SOURCE: Staff reports, GlobalSecurity.org | GRAPHIC: Todd Lindeman, Seth Hamblin and Gene Thorp - September 23, 2007

This Story Missteps in the Bunker Article \| Just after 9 a.m. on Aug. 29, a group of U.S. airmen entered a sod-covered bunker on North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base with orders to collect a set of unarmed cruise missiles bound for a weapons graveyard. They quickly pulled out a dozen cylinders, all of which appeared identical from a cursory... The Story of a 'Bent Spear'		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Staff reports, GlobalSecurity.org \| GRAPHIC: Todd Lindeman, Seth Hamblin and Gene Thorp - September 23, 2007 ¬es=A B-52H bomber flew across the country with 12 cruise missiles, six of which were armed with nuclear warheads. It took the Air Force 36 hours to realize that the warheads were outside their secure bunker." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Staff reports, GlobalSecurity.org \| GRAPHIC: Todd Lindeman, Seth Hamblin, Gene Thorp - September 23, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Nation News » washingtonpost.com
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This Story Missteps in the Bunker Article \| Just after 9 a.m. on Aug. 29, a group of U.S. airmen entered a sod-covered bunker on North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base with orders to collect a set of unarmed cruise missiles bound for a weapons graveyard. They quickly pulled out a dozen cylinders, all of which appeared identical from a cursory... The Story of a 'Bent Spear'		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Staff reports, GlobalSecurity.org \| GRAPHIC: Todd Lindeman, Seth Hamblin and Gene Thorp - September 23, 2007 ¬es=A B-52H bomber flew across the country with 12 cruise missiles, six of which were armed with nuclear warheads. It took the Air Force 36 hours to realize that the warheads were outside their secure bunker." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Staff reports, GlobalSecurity.org \| GRAPHIC: Todd Lindeman, Seth Hamblin, Gene Thorp - September 23, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Nation News » washingtonpost.com
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