Journalist uses Freedom of Information Act to disclose 1961 accident in which one switch averted catastrophe.
Excerpt:
The bombs fell to earth after a B-52 bomber broke up in mid-air, and one of the devices behaved precisely as a nuclear weapon was designed to behave in warfare: its parachute opened, its trigger mechanisms engaged, and only one low-voltage switch prevented untold carnage.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/usaf-atomic-bomb-north-carolina-1961
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