Dry Run for Nuke Attack On US Soil?

No one seems to know how in the world this could have happened. Of course one might simply dismiss the news and pass it off as an unintentional error. It is entirely in the realm of possibility that it was a dry run among operatives within certain military circles. Doubt it will ever be reported as such and may be nothing. But how in the heck does the military not know how six nuclear cruise missiles can be touted on wings across the central states of America? One can only wonder.

WASHINGTON - An Air Force B-52 bomber carrying six cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads flew across the central United States last week after the nuclear weapons were mistakenly attached to the plane’s wing, defense officials said Wednesday.

The Stratofortress bomber, based at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was flying a dozen advanced cruise missiles to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30. But crews inadvertently loaded half of them with nuclear warheads attached.

The Air Force quickly launched an investigation that is expected to take several weeks. The munitions squadron commander was relieved of his duties, and crews involved with the mistaken load have been temporarily decertified for handling munitions, one official said.

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