Was the B-52 loaded with Nuclear warheads preparing to hit Iran?
Is it possible that there is more to the story about the B-52 loaded with Nukes than has been disclosed?
The official line from Forbes.com:
A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the firing of one commander, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
The incident was so serious that President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were quickly informed and Gates has asked for daily briefings on the Air Force probe, said Defense Department press secretary Geoff Morrell. He said, “At no time was the public in danger.”
But, how in the world did nuclear warheads accidentally end up on this B-52? It’s not like the warheads were on a shelf next to the non-nuclear warheads.
More from the Forbes article:
“Nothing like this has ever been reported before and we have been assured for decades that it was impossible,” said Markey, D-Mass., co-chair of the House task force on nonproliferation.
