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> randomly pick a missile and launch them from Vandenberg

Jeff! Did you remember to take out the warheads? Jeff?!



That reminds me of the 2007 incident when the Air Force meant to transfer twelve unarmed cruise missiles from North Dakota to Louisiana but loaded up six nuclear-tipped missiles by mistake. The missiles remained unprotected on a B-52 for 36 hours before someone noticed the missiles were nuclear. A whole lot of people including 8 generals got in trouble over this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_States_Air_Force_n...


Somewhat soberingly, earlier in the war with Ukraine, Russia managed to launch a ballistic missile with a concrete "Warhead simulator" installed, literally a mass designed to test the launch vehicle without using a nuclear device.

If that was an accident, that means they didn't properly know which warheads are where. That's.... upsetting.




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