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Jan. 20, 2026

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Broken Arrow: Accidentally nuking the United States

On Jan. 24, 1961 — 65 years ago Saturday — an Air Force B-52 bomber crashed near Goldsboro, North Carolina, 60 miles southeast of the capital city of Raleigh. Aboard were two hydrogen bombs. Neither of the weapons exploded, nor was there any real danger of them exploding in an accident like this, the Pentagon said.

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