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Paired: Nuclear Mishaps (w/ Radio Diaries)

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We're All Still Here, Is That a Miracle?

In the fifties and sixties, America was running experiments with nuclear weapons. A plane carrying 39 nuke bombs crashed off the coast of North Carolina during refueling. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing at a nearby air force base but it just fell apart in the middle of the air. It's important to understand that we made it through the 19 f50s and 19 sixties without noking ourselves is a kind of miracle.

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