We're supposed to believe that a B-52 loaded with six nuclear-armed cruise missiles "accidentally" flew from Minot, ND to Barksdale AFB in Louisiana on August 30.
"At no time was there a threat to public safety," said Lieutenant Colonel Ed Thomas.
Thanks, Ed, but that's what you guys have always said about nukes. They're totally harmless because they're under the supervision of "experts."
Personally, I don't buy that this was a mistake, for the simple reason that somebody had to make the decision to load those bombs on that plane. It's not like somebody just, uh, forgot to take them off.
The Air Force has not flown live nukes on bombers since the late 60's. Back then, a bomber went down in the Atlantic with a load of nukes, but then, as now there was "no threat to public safety."
"There is no emergency," said Air Force spokesman Gen. Jack D. Ripper. "Please return to your computer keyboards."
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