Book on Nuclear Weapons Accidents

MadMike · 12-08-07, 07:25 PM

Here are some details of a book I wrote with Jim Oskins (nuclear components tech in the '50's) regarding "Broken Arrows", Department of Defense term for a nuclear weapons accident-

"Broken Arrow, The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents"

ISBN 978-1-4357-0361-2

321 pages, black and white printing.

Available at Lulu.com

www.lulu.com/content/1409049

Paperback- $49.95
pdf download- $25.00

Paperback, euros- 40.21
pdf download, euros- 20.13

Paperback, Pounds Sterling- 27.52
pdf download, Pounds Sterling- 13.78

Shipping extra for paperback edition.

Prices subject to change due to currency fluctuation.

"After nearly two years of research, Jim Oskins and Mike Maggelet have produced the most comprehensive unclassified study of 36 known U.S. nuclear weapons accidents, known as "Broken Arrows".

Sorting through the hundreds of pages of documents was a difficult task, given the poor quality of reproduced air accident reports, sanitized government documents, explosive ordnance disposal records, and photographs.

The authors spent thousands of hours reviewing the material and transcribing selected portions in an easy to read format that supplements the original Department of Defense narrative summaries. The 1980 DOD narrative was compiled in two months, which explains why some material was overlooked.

Additionally, they have reproduced copies of reports proving that the Tybee bomb (a Mark 15 Mod 0) does not pose a nuclear detonation hazard, and that a purported nuclear weapons accident at RAF Greenham Common never occured.

Four accidents declassified in 1983 by Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency, at Johnston Island in 1962 are also highlighted.

New details regarding the loss of a P-5M aircraft off the Oregon coast, and the loss of the USS Scorpion are presented from material declassified in 1993.

The book also contains a chapter on nuclear weapons safety devices, and a chapter on several suspected Broken Arrows (some of which are shown to be "Bent Spears", others which did not include nuclear weapons nor nuclear materials).

Order your copy today through Lulu.com. Available from Amazon.com in January 2008."

We are currently researching more accident info, a time consuming task. It should be noted that most of the purported accidents on the net (B-52 at Monticello, Utah, F-101 crash in Scotland, etc) did not involve nuclear weapons.

However, we have documentation and photo's in the book of a 1964 crash at RAF Upper Heyford, and are researching another incident that occured at Spangdahlem in 1960.

Yours, Mike

12-08-07, 07:25 PM	#1
MadMike Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Downloads: 241 Uploads: 0	Book on Nuclear Weapons Accidents Here are some details of a book I wrote with Jim Oskins (nuclear components tech in the '50's) regarding "Broken Arrows", Department of Defense term for a nuclear weapons accident- "Broken Arrow, The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents" ISBN 978-1-4357-0361-2 321 pages, black and white printing. Available at Lulu.com www.lulu.com/content/1409049 Paperback- $49.95 pdf download- $25.00 Paperback, euros- 40.21 pdf download, euros- 20.13 Paperback, Pounds Sterling- 27.52 pdf download, Pounds Sterling- 13.78 Shipping extra for paperback edition. Prices subject to change due to currency fluctuation. "After nearly two years of research, Jim Oskins and Mike Maggelet have produced the most comprehensive unclassified study of 36 known U.S. nuclear weapons accidents, known as "Broken Arrows". Sorting through the hundreds of pages of documents was a difficult task, given the poor quality of reproduced air accident reports, sanitized government documents, explosive ordnance disposal records, and photographs. The authors spent thousands of hours reviewing the material and transcribing selected portions in an easy to read format that supplements the original Department of Defense narrative summaries. The 1980 DOD narrative was compiled in two months, which explains why some material was overlooked. Additionally, they have reproduced copies of reports proving that the Tybee bomb (a Mark 15 Mod 0) does not pose a nuclear detonation hazard, and that a purported nuclear weapons accident at RAF Greenham Common never occured. Four accidents declassified in 1983 by Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency, at Johnston Island in 1962 are also highlighted. New details regarding the loss of a P-5M aircraft off the Oregon coast, and the loss of the USS Scorpion are presented from material declassified in 1993. The book also contains a chapter on nuclear weapons safety devices, and a chapter on several suspected Broken Arrows (some of which are shown to be "Bent Spears", others which did not include nuclear weapons nor nuclear materials). Order your copy today through Lulu.com. Available from Amazon.com in January 2008." We are currently researching more accident info, a time consuming task. It should be noted that most of the purported accidents on the net (B-52 at Monticello, Utah, F-101 crash in Scotland, etc) did not involve nuclear weapons. However, we have documentation and photo's in the book of a 1964 crash at RAF Upper Heyford, and are researching another incident that occured at Spangdahlem in 1960. Yours, Mike