Broken Arrow How the U.S. Navy Lost a Nuclear Bomb
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ePUB 3
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
12.11.2020
Verlag
CasemateSeitenzahl
272 (Printausgabe)
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12801 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781612006925
This "
unnerving exposé" of a lost American nuclear bomb "is a valuable contribution to the history of the navy, the cold war, and nuclear weapons" (
Booklist
).
On December 5th, 1965, the USS
Ticonderogawas on its way from Vietnam to Japan, practicing nuclear combat procedures along the way.Ayoung pilot from Ohio strapped into an A-4 Skyhawk bomber for a routine simulated mission. But after mishandling the maneuver, the plane and its pilot sunk to the bottom of the South China sea, along with a live B43 one-megaton thermonuclear bomb.A cover-up mission began as rumors of sabotage began to circulate.
The incident, known as a 'Broken Arrow', was kept under wraps for twenty-five years. The details that emerged caused a diplomatic incident, revealing that the U.S. had violated agreements not to bring nuclear weapons into Japan.
Broken Arrowtells the story of
Ticonderoga's sailors and airmen, the dangers of combat missions and shipboard life, and the accident that threatened to wipe her off the map and blow US-Japanese relations apart. For the first time, through previously classified documents, never before published photos of the accident aircraft and the recollections of those who were there, the story of carrier aviation's only 'Broken Arrow' is told in full.
unnerving exposé" of a lost American nuclear bomb "is a valuable contribution to the history of the navy, the cold war, and nuclear weapons" (
Booklist
).
On December 5th, 1965, the USS
Ticonderogawas on its way from Vietnam to Japan, practicing nuclear combat procedures along the way.Ayoung pilot from Ohio strapped into an A-4 Skyhawk bomber for a routine simulated mission. But after mishandling the maneuver, the plane and its pilot sunk to the bottom of the South China sea, along with a live B43 one-megaton thermonuclear bomb.A cover-up mission began as rumors of sabotage began to circulate.
The incident, known as a 'Broken Arrow', was kept under wraps for twenty-five years. The details that emerged caused a diplomatic incident, revealing that the U.S. had violated agreements not to bring nuclear weapons into Japan.
Broken Arrowtells the story of
Ticonderoga's sailors and airmen, the dangers of combat missions and shipboard life, and the accident that threatened to wipe her off the map and blow US-Japanese relations apart. For the first time, through previously classified documents, never before published photos of the accident aircraft and the recollections of those who were there, the story of carrier aviation's only 'Broken Arrow' is told in full.
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