The Socket That Almost Nuked ArkansasHigh-tech weaponry meets basic human clumsiness
From the show
It really happenedA dropped tool pierces the skin of a Titan II missile, triggering one of history's most dangerous nuclear near-misses. While performing routine maintenance, a technician's grip slip sent a heavy socket plummeting into a fuel tank. The resulting explosion ejected a nine-megaton warhead, proving that even the most advanced weapons systems are vulnerable to the simplest of human errors.
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