Bombs Away

Last week, the United States showed how lax they are in domestic security. Five nuclear warheads were accidentally loaded on to a B-52 bomber and flown from North Dakota to Louisiana. The mistake took place as 400 missiles were to be put out to pasture. The five warheads were loaded under the wings of the plane. From the content of the article, it sure didn’t seem like an accident, since the warheads were placed on the exterior of the plane. It wasn’t like someone put the warheads in a giant box and accidentally set it down on the tarmac next to the plane.

It seems a little strange that someone would load active warheads for a simple transport from point A to point B.

Though it could be easily argued that the warheads were necessary and that all planes should be loaded with extra support like that. However, if you were flying over the United States with a batch of warheads, I would think that would be of some concern – especially since they are flying over civilians.

If anything, the United States should be a little more aware of the immediate dangers of their own little mess up that are of a more local threat, no matter how trivial it may appear.

-- Eming Piansay