2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident

Six AGM-129 cruise missiles, each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead, were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force B-52H heavy bomber. The nuclear warheads were not reported missing, and remained mounted to the aircraft at both Minot and Barksdale for 36 hours. The incident was reported to the top levels of the United States military and...