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what do you call a missing nuclear bomb?

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krusheasy | 2 years, 10 months ago
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A broken arrow is refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components, but which does not create the risk of nuclear war.

These include:
Accidental or unexplained nuclear detonation.
Non-nuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon.
Radioactive contamination.

"Loss in transit" of nuclear asset with or without its carrying vehicle.

Jettisoning of a nuclear weapon or nuclear component.
Public hazard, actual or implied.

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onek | 2 years, 10 months ago
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I would call it a huge problem :-D

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djammmer | 2 years, 10 months ago
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Depends on if it were lost accidentally, or stolen.

If it were accidentally lost in transit = Broken Arrow.
It it were stolen = Empty Quiver.

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