Nuclear Weapons Accidents, Volume II

MadMike · 10-15-10, 09:51 PM

Greetings,
James C. Oskins and I have finally finished (after three years) our second volume on nuclear weapons accidents (Broken Arrows) and incidents (Bent Spears).

The book is called "Broken Arrow, Volume II- A Disclosure of Significant U.S., Soviet, and British Nuclear Weapon Incidents and Accidents, 1945-2008" by Michael H. Maggelet and James C. Oskins (ISBN 978-0-557-65593-9). It is available off Amazon.com and e-bay; if you order from e-bay I will autograph it. At the moment only U.S. sales, will look into shipping costs to Europe. It should be available soon on Amazon.uk and other booksellers.

http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Arrow-D...7195820&sr=1-2

So, what did we uncover in our three year endeavor using the Freedom of Information Act?
At least two dozen previously undisclosed nuclear weapons accidents, including the jettisoning of a Navy nuclear bomb off Jacksonville, Florida in 1957.

In another incident, a US Navy warship was hit by communist bloc artillery fire which destroyed one nuclear armed ASROC.
Other incidents included accidental releases of early, large diameter thermonuclear weapons by bomber aircraft onto the ramp at Loring AFB, Maine and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, which resulted in major internal damage.

A number of lightning strikes also occurred on nuclear missiles in the '60's at bases in Europe, which activated tritium reservoirs and burned out fire lines in the warhead.

We have additional declassified data on the loss of the USS Scorpion, the USS J.F.K and USS Belknap collision, and numerous incidents which involve espionage, terrorism, and sabotage.

In all, we believe the Broken Arrow list is substantially larger than the 32 accidents quoted by the US Department of Defense, with at least 60 accidents having occurred.

Chapters are devoted to Soviet accidents and incidents, including some interesting info on the recovery of a Golf II sub by the CIA in 1974 (Project Azorian). Another chapter covers UK incidents, declassified by the UK MOD and the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.

In all, I think you'll find the book an informative, if not shocking read with many previously unpublished drawings, photographs, and documents.

Yours, Mike

10-15-10, 09:51 PM	#1
MadMike Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Downloads: 241 Uploads: 0	Nuclear Weapons Accidents, Volume II Greetings, James C. Oskins and I have finally finished (after three years) our second volume on nuclear weapons accidents (Broken Arrows) and incidents (Bent Spears). The book is called "Broken Arrow, Volume II- A Disclosure of Significant U.S., Soviet, and British Nuclear Weapon Incidents and Accidents, 1945-2008" by Michael H. Maggelet and James C. Oskins (ISBN 978-0-557-65593-9). It is available off Amazon.com and e-bay; if you order from e-bay I will autograph it. At the moment only U.S. sales, will look into shipping costs to Europe. It should be available soon on Amazon.uk and other booksellers. http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Arrow-D...7195820&sr=1-2 So, what did we uncover in our three year endeavor using the Freedom of Information Act? At least two dozen previously undisclosed nuclear weapons accidents, including the jettisoning of a Navy nuclear bomb off Jacksonville, Florida in 1957. In another incident, a US Navy warship was hit by communist bloc artillery fire which destroyed one nuclear armed ASROC. Other incidents included accidental releases of early, large diameter thermonuclear weapons by bomber aircraft onto the ramp at Loring AFB, Maine and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, which resulted in major internal damage. A number of lightning strikes also occurred on nuclear missiles in the '60's at bases in Europe, which activated tritium reservoirs and burned out fire lines in the warhead. We have additional declassified data on the loss of the USS Scorpion, the USS J.F.K and USS Belknap collision, and numerous incidents which involve espionage, terrorism, and sabotage. In all, we believe the Broken Arrow list is substantially larger than the 32 accidents quoted by the US Department of Defense, with at least 60 accidents having occurred. Chapters are devoted to Soviet accidents and incidents, including some interesting info on the recovery of a Golf II sub by the CIA in 1974 (Project Azorian). Another chapter covers UK incidents, declassified by the UK MOD and the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. In all, I think you'll find the book an informative, if not shocking read with many previously unpublished drawings, photographs, and documents. Yours, Mike