Spyke
Pogogunner
kbin.social

However, there was no warhead attached, meaning there was never any danger to the community.
Bellevue Police Department spokesman Seth Tyler, told BBC News on Friday that the device was "just basically a gas tank for rocket fuel".
He called the event "not serious at all".
"In fact, our bomb squad member asked me why we were releasing a news release on a rusted piece of metal," he said.

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weewreply
lemmy.ca

  • not nuclear

  • not a missile

2 negatives make a positive!

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Jrockwar
feddit.uk

In a press release, police say the device is "in fact a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead".

I'm sure I'm missing a trick here but what is the purpose of an air-to-air unguided rocket with a nuclear warhead?? Blowing up other planes with 100000% extra risk whether you hit or miss?

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safesyrupreply
feddit.ch

There weren‘t any systems to defend large scale fast bombings so they developed this thing which detonated with a time fuze and just took everything out within it‘s blast radius of 300m

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Aqariusreply
lemmy.world

Taking out a large swarm of (presumably, nuclear armed) bombers quickly.

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safesyrupreply
feddit.ch

There weren‘t any systems to defend large scale fast bombings so they developed this thing which detonated with a time fuze and just took everything out within it‘s blast radius of 300m

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Luke
lemmy.ml

Hey, the 2nd Amendment doesn't say Americans can't have nuclear missiles in their garages. This guy was just doing his patriotic duty! /s

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Hellfire103reply
lemmy.ca

Actually, the guy with the missile was in Washington. He was planning to donate it to a museum in Ohio.

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lntl
lemmy.ml

lol "the missile was found"

reminds me of Europeans finding North America

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Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage | Spyke