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A nuclear warhead sat in the silo - then the rocket exploded beneath it
In September 1980, a routine maintenance operation at a Titan II missile silo in Damascus, Arkansas, went catastrophically wrong when a dropped tool punctured a fuel tank. Hours later, a massive ...
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A Mechanic Dropped an 8-Pound Socket Down a Missile Silo—and Nearly Caused America’s Chernobyl
On the night of September 18, 1980, a Titan II missile carrying a thermonuclear warhead exploded in rural Arkansas. Here’s what the terrifying incident was like, from those who were there.
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