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The 1980 Titan II explosion that nearly detonated a nuclear warhead

In September 1980, a Titan II missile armed with a nuclear warhead exploded inside its silo in Damascus, Arkansas. Toxic fuel vapors filled the underground complex before a massive blast hurled debris ...

A Mechanic Dropped an 8-Pound Socket Down a Missile Silo—and Nearly Caused America’s Chernobyl

On September 18, 1980, a Titan II missile exploded near Damascus, Arkansas. Here’s what the terrifying incident was like, from those who were there.
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The 1980 Titan missile accident that nearly triggered a nuclear disaster

In September 1980, a Titan missile silo in Damascus, Arkansas, filled with toxic fuel after a catastrophic malfunction. Inside the underground complex sat a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic ...
AOL

Arkansas' Abandoned Nuclear Missile Silo Has Transformed Into A Nostalgic Rental

Picture this: The world is ending, but you're 50 feet underground, nestled behind two 6,000-pound blast doors, watching every season of "Friends" on a 144-inch projection TV. Well, the end of the ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Defense Secretary Hegseth visits missile motor plant in Camden

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his visit to a missile motor plant in Camden on Friday morning that Arkansas workers helped to build the missiles used during an operation in January ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Ukraine hit with missile, drone barrage

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, hours before U.S. and Ukrainian envoys held more ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

At least 16 dead in Pakistan explosion

KARACHI, Pakistan -- A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan's largest port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, including women and children, and injuring ...
7News Miami

Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US

GENEVA (AP) — Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the ...
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There’s A Cold War Missile Hiding In Arizona And It’s Absolutely Fascinating

Here’s something they probably didn’t mention in your Arizona tourism brochure: there’s a fully intact nuclear missile sitting in a silo south of Tucson, and you can walk right up to it. The Titan ...
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EXPLOSION: Darius Acuff’s Record-Breaking Night Can’t SAVE Arkansas—Alabama WINS SEC Showdown in 2OT

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EXPLOSION: Darius Acuff’s Record-Breaking Night Can’t SAVE Arkansas—Alabama WINS SEC Showdown in 2OT

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