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Nuclear Weapons: The Wrench That Almost Ended Arkansas
Nuclear weapons accidents number in the thousands and you stopped counting. Between 1955 and 1965, there were 2,000 serious accidents. A 19-year-old dropped a wrench in Damascus, Arkansas. The largest nuclear warhead flew 900 feet through blast doors. Farm animals died from poison. Satellites mistake sunlight for missiles. Your safety depends on radar operators disobeying orders when the system fails.
A limited nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan kills 40 to 50% of Earth's population in two weeks from ash blocking sun and destroying crops globally. Stanislav Petrov refused to report…
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