At least 50 nukes have vanished since the dawn of the atomic age – each one a potential apocalypse hidden in plain sight. This documentary reveals the shocking nuclear accident history behind these lost nukes – real Cold War nuclear incidents that were hushed up for decades. For example, a 1958 Air Force crash near Savannah, Georgia left a missing hydrogen bomb on the ocean floor – and it's still lost today. In 1968, another U.S. B-52 crashed in Greenland, scattering plutonium across the ice. Parts of that hydrogen bomb were never recovered. Meanwhile, after the Soviet Union fell, many feared the chaos allowed nukes to slip away. A Russian general even claimed that 100 portable "suitcase nukes" vanished in the 1990s – a chilling possibility the Kremlin denies to this day. Fast forward to today, and intelligence agencies are still chasing nuclear materials on the black market, racing to secure them before terrorists do. From Cold War cover-ups to modern terror plots, this exposé shines a light on the world's most dangerous lost treasures – and why they're still a threat today.
Key incidents covered include:
The chilling 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash, where two multi-megaton hydrogen bombs fell over North Carolina, and only a single safety switch prevented a nuclear detonation on American soil.
The mystery of the Tybee Bomb, a Mark 15 thermonuclear jettisoned near Savannah, Georgia in 1958 and still lost beneath the waves today. Was its nuclear core installed?
The 1966 Palomares disaster in Spain, where a B-52 collision during refueling scattered four H-bombs, leading to widespread plutonium contamination and a desperate underwater search for one missing nukes.
The stories behind other lost nukes, from the one dropped in the Pacific in 1950 to the disappearance of the USS Scorpion submarine, believed to be carrying nuclear torpedoes, in 1968.
Many of these incidents occurred during the height of the Cold War, involving aircraft like the B-52 Stratofortress on continuous airborne alert missions, such as Operation Chrome Dome, designed to provide rapid strike capability against the Soviet Union. While many details remained classified for decades, incidents like the Tybee Bomb became local legends , and markers even commemorate events like the Goldsboro crash , highlighting the complex relationship between military secrets and public impact.
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