US left a nuke behind

2008-11-10 10:31:26

#1

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6917|so randum

Reports the BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7720049.stm

BBC wrote:
The United States abandoned a nuclear weapon beneath the ice in northern Greenland following a crash in 1968, a BBC investigation has found.

The view was that no-one else would be able covertly to acquire the sensitive pieces and that the radioactive material would dissolve in such a large body of water, making it harmless.

Other officials who have seen classified files on the accident confirmed the abandonment of a weapon.

https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45191000/gif/_45191819_greenland_thule_1011_08.gif

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Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2008-11-10 10:34:22

#2

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|6959|Texas - Bigger than France

Most likely this will be eaten by a whale, cause a mutation where the whale grows wings and then attacks New York, and then Godzilla wrassle it to the ground.

Millions will die (but it will be only Japanese).

2008-11-10 10:35:32

#3

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6917|so randum

Pug wrote:
Most likely this will be eaten by a whale, cause a mutation where the whale grows wings and then attacks New York, and then Godzilla wrassle it to the ground.

Millions will die (but it will be only Japanese).

inb4 jord

Just thought i'd highlight this story, saw it on BBC.com.

Interesting tbh

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2008-11-10 10:36:19

#4

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7227|Nårvei

Greenland has nukes ... INVADE INVADE!!!!

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2008-11-10 10:39:02

#5

jord: Member; +2,382|7095|The North, beyond the wall.

FatherTed wrote:
Pug wrote:
Most likely this will be eaten by a whale, cause a mutation where the whale grows wings and then attacks New York, and then Godzilla wrassle it to the ground.

Millions will die (but it will be only Japanese).
inb4 jord

Just thought i'd highlight this story, saw it on BBC.com.

Interesting tbh

Wait, what all this ib4 jord about? What would I possibly say here that is typical "jord"?

Nothing, that's what. Cause I aint predidlyictable, like Mek

PS

And Nukes r bad.

2008-11-10 10:44:46

#6

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6967|UK

Varegg wrote:
Greenland has nukes ... INVADE INVADE!!!!

Least we can prove they have one. Unlike those damn invisible one the Iraqis had/have.

2008-11-10 13:08:09

#7

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6570|what

Bell wrote:
Varegg wrote:
Greenland has nukes ... INVADE INVADE!!!!
Least we can prove they have one. Unlike those damn invisible one the Iraqis had/have.

And the invisible ones Iran are building. lol

2008-11-10 13:36:05

#8

mikkel: Member; +383|7019

It's pretty commonly known that there were four unrecovered hydrogen bombs somewhere around Northern Greenland. It's sad that the fate of these are still based on rumours and sketchy government information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52_crash … e_Air_Base

Last edited by mikkel (2008-11-10 13:41:26)

2008-11-10 13:37:56

#9

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7038|London, England

I guess you don't even want to know how many Russian nukes went missing when the USSR broke up, I know I don't

2008-11-10 14:16:10

#10

Commie Killer: Member; +192|6804

Pretty sure theirs a few off the coast of Spain as well.

2008-11-10 15:10:50

#11

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7063

FatherTed wrote:
Reports the BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7720049.stm

BBC wrote:
The United States abandoned a nuclear weapon beneath the ice in northern Greenland following a crash in 1968, a BBC investigation has found.

The view was that no-one else would be able covertly to acquire the sensitive pieces and that the radioactive material would dissolve in such a large body of water, making it harmless.

Other officials who have seen classified files on the accident confirmed the abandonment of a weapon.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4 … 011_08.gif

cool free nuke!!!!

2008-11-10 15:11:50

#12

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7063

Mekstizzle wrote:
I guess you don't even want to know how many Russian nukes went missing when the USSR broke up, I know I don't

yeah a lot

2008-11-10 15:11:53

#13

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6940|...

Pug wrote:
Most likely this will be eaten by a whale, cause a mutation where the whale grows wings and then attacks New York, and then Godzilla wrassle it to the ground.

Millions will die (but it will be only Japanese).

Cloverfield tbh

2008-11-10 19:01:40

#14

RAIMIUS: You with the face!; +244|7132|US

mikkel wrote:
It's pretty commonly known that there were four unrecovered hydrogen bombs somewhere around Northern Greenland. It's sad that the fate of these are still based on rumours and sketchy government information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52_crash … e_Air_Base

Yes, but (according to Wiki) the parts to three were recovered (or at least the parts to the secondaries).
We recovered the nukes that crashed over Spain. There is still one off the cost of Georgia, IIRC.

Last edited by RAIMIUS (2008-11-10 19:02:31)

2008-11-10 19:07:47