Started By
Message

re: Just watched a Documentary on the Titan II missile explosion in 1980

Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:23 am to
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
29156 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:23 am to
It’s an awesome doc. Definitely worth a watch.
Posted by Ripley
Member since Aug 2016
4576 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 9:57 am to
quote:

could of

:yak:
Posted by terriblegreen
Souf Badden Rewage
Member since Aug 2011
11319 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:05 am to
The craziest part is if they had opened the hatch and vented the silo, it could have been avoided. But they feared the soviets would interpret opening the hatch as a sign we were about to launch. Crazy.
Posted by terriblegreen
Souf Badden Rewage
Member since Aug 2011
11319 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:09 am to
And yes, to those who mentioned it.... It is nearly impossible for a non-armed nuclear warhead to accidentally explode (nuclear style). The explosion in Arkansas was caused by fuel from the rocket. Nuclear warheads are designed not to produce a nuclear explosion unless armed.
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
36582 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:20 am to
quote:

And yes, to those who mentioned it.... It is nearly impossible for a non-armed nuclear warhead to accidentally explode (nuclear style). 


You should watch the documentary or read the book.

And yes it was command and control on netflix.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
102564 posts
Posted on 10/23/19 at 10:24 am to
quote:

Wasn't there nuclear testing in Mississippi at one point?


There were two underground tests in Mississippi.

LINK
Posted by Walkertiger
Asst. to the Regional Admin
Member since Nov 2007
2343 posts
Posted on 10/24/19 at 4:21 pm to
That was a good documentary, scary crap though.
first pageprev pagePage 2 of 2Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram