NUKEWARS
Mishap In Dismantling Nuclear Warhead
Dismantling a W-56 warhead.
by Staff Writers
Austin (UPI) Jan 08, 2007
A watchdog group charges a nuclear warhead nearly exploded in Texas when it was being dismantled at the government’s Pantex facility near Amarillo. The Project on Government Oversight says it has been told by knowledgeable experts that the warhead nearly detonated in 2005 because an unsafe amount of pressure was applied while it was being disassembled, The Austin (...)