The Cold War - Nuclear Fear | 3
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episode 3 of American History Tellers looks at the Cold War and nuclear weapons. In 1961, a B-52 armed with two Mark 39 hydrogen bombs fell out of the sky over Goldsboro, North Carolina. Three of four safeties failed in that intact bomb; it would likely have killed more than 40,000 people. The day after the Tulai crashed, the Air Force ended Operation Chrome Dome It is utterly remarkable that humanity survived the Cold War Nuclear war was ultimately not survivable, and American leaders knew it Think back to the Cuban Missile Crisis, where we opened the show If there was ever a moment to push the button, that was it All the red lines had been crossed At
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