Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

The Sculthorpe Nuclear Weapons Incident


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What happened on a Norfolk air base in 1958 when an American threatened to k1ll himself by firing a gun into an atomic bomb?


My thanks to the Conelrad6401240 YouTube/Twitter account for alerting me to this story, and for uploading the associated documentary, 'Something Foolish With A Pistol'.


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Thank you,


Julie

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