One of the most serious accidents with #USNuclearWeapons revealed by #EricSchlosser at the #Lakenheat Air Base in Britain, in 1961. Schlosser: when accidents happen in foreign bases (like Lakenheat), it's more likely they're kept under the rug (translated)
In 1961, at the English air base #Lakenheath, an aircraft transporting an H-bomb - the most destructive #NuclearWeapon ever created by the human race - made a maneuvering error, the tanks ruptured, and a fire broke out. Fortunately, the firefighters managed to extinguish it before... (translated)
‼️Dva padáky. To vypadá, že byla sestřelena/spadla nad Kuvajtem F-15E Strike Eagle USAF. Na Blízký východ byly převeleny dvě perutě z Lakenheath a jedna z USA. -
