Nuke-Armed B-52 Mistakenly Flown Over U.S.

Commander Fired After Bomber Armed With Six Nuclear Warheads Flew Over Several States

(AP)  A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the firing of one commander, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, called the mishandling of the weapons "deeply disturbing" and said the committee would press the military for details.

The plane was carrying Advanced Cruise Missiles from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a Defense Department policy not to confirm information on nuclear weapons.

The missiles, which are being decommissioned, were mounted onto pylons on the bomber's wings and it is unclear why the warheads had not been removed beforehand.

The Air Combat Command has ordered a command-wide stand down on Sept. 14 to review procedures, officials said. They said there was minimal risk to crews and the public because of safety features designed into the munitions.

In addition to the munitions squadron commander who was relieved of his duties, crews involved with the mistaken load — including ground crew workers — have been temporarily decertified for handling munitions, one official said.

The investigation is expected to take several weeks.

The incident was first reported in Military Times newspaper.

"There is no more serious issue than the security and proper handling of nuclear weapons," Skelton said in a statement Wednesday. "The American people, our friends, and our potential adversaries must be confident that the highest standards are in place when it comes to our nuclear arsenal."

Skelton, D-Mo., said his committee will pursue answers on the classified matter "to ensure that the Air Force and the Department of Defense address this particular incident and strengthen controls more generally."

[theusa1st]

YEA YEA and to think Jesus Christ died on the cross for your dumb azz.

Use your brain fool

Posted by mocaleo at 12:56 PM : Sep 06, 2007

I am sure my dumb azz is smarter than the little pea brain on your shoulders. You had already proven your ignorance before...must you continually prove it. Now take the towel of your head and wipe the drool on the side of your mouth and clean up your runny nose little boy.

[lars008-2009]

vote jefferson... vote gop...

dnc are like john adams and want to give the jihadist their lunch money hoping they will leave us alone....

gop are like thomas jefferson and want to spend their lunch money on weapons and go kick the jihadists in their arses.....

What Thomas Jefferson learned from the Muslim book of jihad

Thomas Jefferson knew about fascist nazi islam..... he killed plenty of them....

In 1786 Jefferson and John Adams went to negotiate with Tripoli''s envoy to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman or (Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). They asked him by what right he extorted money and took slaves. Jefferson reported to Secretary of State John Jay, and to the Congress:

The ambassador answered us that [the right] was founded on the Laws of the Prophet (Mohammed), that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Mussulman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to heaven.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War
http://www.usvetdsp.com/jan07/jeff_quran.htm
muslim justifies slavery and piracy%u2026
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?6bdec278-6a71-4436-bc4d-29d1c54b0ad7

[thgdriver]

I see the conspiracy nuts are out on this story in mass.

So let''s see, people in our government plan to bring down the twin towers. Hummmmm, then they get more people to plant the charges, Hummmmm, and all this goes on while the cleaning guys are sweeping up and security is asleep. Is that about right?

It''s been my experience that "three" people, connected with our government, can keep a secret from the Washington Post if "two'' of them are dead.

I''m not sure what wasted my time more, this non news story or you dimwits.

[thgdriver]

I thought they were rerunning that outstanding movie DR.STRANGELOVE here on CBS.

What a disappointment when I found out they were doing nothing more then what they did 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year throwout the 1950''s and 1960''s.

They violated a very important treaty Johnson signed with the Russkies, as Slim Pickin''s, called them. Of course it was all a mistake--(snicker snicker)

[thgdriver]

ou''''re right, I am new posting to this site. If I''''d know it was overwrought with liberals, I''''d probably not registered.
Posted by Hwy71So

It''s overwrought, overcrowded, and over "whined" by them, it''s CBS what did you expect? Just try to humor them , inbreeding causes more ills then you think.

[theusa1st]

Posted by mocaleo at 11:58 AM : Sep 06, 2007

thanks for proving my point. By the way I get my news from many sources and then make a decision. Yes Fox is one of them and they do happen to be the most watched, but they are not the only one, just the most unbiased.

[theusa1st]

You''''re right, I am new posting to this site. If I''''d know it was overwrought with liberals, I''''d probably not registered.
Posted by Hwy71So at 11:04 AM : Sep 06, 2007

Hwy71So, It was good you registered...now you can see just how irrational some of the far left are. As if 911 was an inside job...morons all of them.
Their hatred blinds them to reason and fact concerning 911...
Stick around and enjoy the laughs...

[rudy654-2009]

For over 50 years we have not dropped one, so what is the big deal with this one?????????
Posted by Consciousnes at 09:32 AM : Sep 06, 2007

Well, that''s cool. So, as long as they have never dropped one, that''s okay, just keep doing it, nothing will ever happen?

[hwy71so]

You''re right, I am new posting to this site. If I''d know it was overwrought with liberals, I''d probably not registered.

[lewiston14]

Brian: I see the video and those side explosions were interesting to say the least. But after all 6 years coming up in a few days still nobody has an answer. I guess that is what troubles me the most. And the mayor was sure in a hurry to remove the remains while 1000%u2019s of brave men and woman die from lung problems. Regular people that gave their lives to help.

[lewiston14]

Brian: yes I can not disagree it is possible. But to what end? Killing so many and making such a mess messing up the economy for what. He don''t need a reason he just points his finger on a map and tells everybody to go get it. There will be hell to pay in washington if it is ever proven but I think some Con ED guy offered a few million would be talking up a storm. When all else fails money works.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by brianbwb at 09:36 AM : Sep 06, 2007

hahahahaha

WTC
New Three-D study supports federal finding in 9-11 tragedy
http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=6683593&nav=0zHF
Study Supports Fed''s Finding On WTC Collapse
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=nation_world&id=5401655
Simulation Finds 9/11 Fireproofing Key
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4905202.html
Debunking The 9/11 Myths - Mar. 2005 Cover Story
PM examines the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html
Study Backs Up Feds'' Theory of Why World Trade Center Collapsed on Sept. 11
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284816,00.html

[brianbwb-2009]

Posted by martin9p2,

Again, the operative word here is "mistake" The orions were not flying by mistake, these bombs were.

[martin9p2]

It wasn''t long ago that P3-Orion submarine chasers flew out of US bases 24x7 with nuclear depth charges, ready to eliminate Russian subs on a minute''s notice (supposedly). Is the recent "incident" any less safe?

[brianbwb-2009]

Posted by lars008

Yo Larsie, still waiting for you to answer my previous questions to you, I thought you went off to find something to cut and paste in rebuttal, but I see you couldn''t find anything, as expected.

Jij praat heel machtig, maar heb jij halemaal nix om te zeggen. Lul...

[lewiston14]

generey: Airforce one landed at my airport last year. It''s escorts were clearly visable. They made the most noise. Probable a good idea love him or hate him he is the man. Lew

I just hope the next time we waste gas its not Hillory. Hope it dont drop in the back yard. I don''t want to rake the lawn again :-)

[brianbwb-2009]

Posted by Consciousnes,

Yes we have flown with them for over 50 years, but "by mistake" is the operative term here. How could such a dangerous thing happen by mistake?

And I seem to remember we actually did drop one by mistake once, into the ocean off the California coast if my memory serves...

[lars008-2009]

Can you explain, in the light of the US governments'''' history of harm to its own citizens, and lies told to enter wars, how it is not possible, or is your ability to dismiss the possibility just voluntary doublethink?
Posted by brianbwb at 09:27 AM : Sep 06, 2007

hahahahaha and what utopia do you come from haji... hahahahaha

[brianbwb-2009]

Posted by lewiston14,

New yorkers are famous worldwide for not seeing anything, but claiming to have seen everything.

Anyone dressed as a ConEd worker could assemble bombs throughout the building, over several weeks, or months, and the guy sweeping the floor would not think anything untoward.

As far as witnesses to the explosions, they were pretty powerful, anyone close enough to see detail would probably have been turned to hamburger.

Don''t get me wrong, I am not insisting it happened, only that given our corruption, and the amounts involved, it is not impossible.

[generey]

Wow. Y''all would really go ballistic if you had a clue what was flying around the neighborhood whenever Air Force One is in the air! Armed, activated & ready to go. And a lot of them - you just dont see them. In the AF many years ago a two star General, in a casual moment, asked me who I thought was the most trusted pilot in the AF,Navy, Marines & Army. I said the pilot of Air Force One. He said nope. I then said Oh.. the pilot of the closest fighter in the escort squadron. He said nope. I didnt get it. He said it was the pilot in the fighter BEHIND the one closest to Air Force One. ALL the fighter''s in Air Force One''s escort fly "hot". Think about it people. Furthermore on the issue of this B52; what I do find interesting is if these weapons were being taken to their own funeral, why were they not just secured in a cargo aircraft? (C135, 140, 5A)????? MOST wing fixed weapons are also logistically fitted with computer guidance systems. ????? Interesting, BUT, just like JFK & Jimmy Hoffa, no one will ever know.