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I mean who hasn't accidentally loaded live nuclear weapons on a B-52 and then flown them cross country?

Yeah, me neither.

For the whole thing, plus some comments from the gathering crowd go HERE

A B-52 bomber mistakenly loaded with five nuclear warheads flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, resulting in an Air Force-wide investigation, according to three officers who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the incident.

The B-52 was loaded with Advanced Cruise Missiles, part of a Defense Department effort to decommission 400 of the ACMs. But the nuclear warheads should have been removed at Minot before being transported to Barksdale, the officers said. The missiles were mounted onto the pylons of the bomber’s wings.

The Air Force...no one comes close.

Yeah, I'll say.

and a hearty hat tip and snappy salute to Lex for this picture...



...and quote!

“When you instituted the human reliability tests, you *assured* me there was *no* possibility of such a thing *ever* occurring!”

“Well, I, uh, don’t think it’s quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir”