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How America Almost Nuked Itself Twice
During the Cold War, the United States maintained thousands of nuclear weapons—and on more than one occasion, accidents brought the country frighteningly close to catastrophe. In this episode, we examine two of the most alarming nuclear accidents in U.S. history and the chain of events that turned routine military operations into potential disasters. How could nuclear weapons be involved in accidents on American soil?
What failures and misunderstandings allowed these situations to unfold?
And what did officials learn about the dangers of handling weapons capable of unimaginable destruction?…
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