The US has lost 6 weapons over the years(Image: US AIR FORCE/AFP via Getty Image)
The formidable nuclear arsenal of the US has seen some of its weaponryscattered across the globe,with atomic bombs lost to the ocean depths - potentially foranyone to discover.
AsDonald Trumpthreatens to unleash "Death, Fire and Fury" on Iran, concerns are mounting once more regarding nuclear capabilities in the Middle East.
The US has adopted the position that if it cannot locate their missing bombs, or "Broken Arrow" incidents, then neither can their adversaries. To date, the US hasa total of six unaccounted-for nuclear warheadsfrom 32 documented Broken Arrow accidents.
Given that the detonation of any single one of these warheads could annihilate a city and claim millions of lives - this appears to present a significant concern.
One incident in 1958 involved a fully-armed B-47 carrying a Mark 15 hydrogen bomb near Tybee Island, which dropped its nuclear bomb following a mid-air collision. The weapon was never retrieved despite initial assertions it was a dummy, according to National Interest, reportsthe Mirror US.
The explosion of a nuclear charge could foor a city(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The B-47 was transporting a 7,600-pound Mark 15 hydrogen thermonuclear bomb. The Mark 15 possessed an explosive yield of 3.8 megatons, 190 times more devastating than the Fat Man bomb, which flattened Nagasaki and compelled Imperial Japan's surrender.
The F-86's wing was severed, but the pilot ejected safely whilst the B-47 sustained damage and the pilot worried the bomb might explode.
Therefore, the pilot released the Mark 15 into the waters of Wassaw Sound, near Tybee Island.
Source: Drudge Report
