From: a.ashfield
Where did you get the idea one warhead went missing? See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_weapons_in
cidentFirst, this is not exactly mine - or anyone else's "idea" since in fact, it was initially reported that way in 2007, and this is what the "conspiracy theory" folks still believe to be fact, based on News Reports at the time. These groups are often factually wrong, but they still believe that a that Pentagon coverup ensued- to placate public opinion. Of course, we know that politicians never cover up the truth, especially in election years. The Navy Times, reported from Barksdale on the day of the incident, "A B-52H bomber mistakenly loaded with five nuclear warheads flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, resulting in an Air Force-wide investigation, according to three officers who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the incident." Notice, on the day of the flight, Barksdale thought there were only 5 nukes on the B-52. Notice also that they are easy to count on the wing of this airplane since each of the two pods hold three each, and a missing ACM stands out like a... err... broken arrow. The conjecture is that 6 left Minot, and 5 were seen when the plane landed at Barksdale. Related to the incident is a 24 hour nation-wide Air Force stand-down and safety inspection that took place on September 14th. If speculation about the missing weapon is correct, this stand down matches standard "broken arrow" procedures where all operations would cease while all available personnel is tasked with searching for the weapon. Then the Press suddenly dropped the story and went on to something "really important"
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