There Have Been 13 Nuclear Weapon Near-Misses Since 1962

Everyone has heard of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a stand-off over missiles off the shores of America. It's considered a highwater mark during a Cold War culture that was concerned about mutual assured destruction.Outside testing, nuclear weapons have not been detonated since 1945 but there have been ‘disturbing near misses in which nuclear weapons were nearly used inadvertently’ owing to miscalculation, error or sloppy practices. Not once, but nearly 13 times since 1962 - and the risk of nuclear weapons being detonated today is higher than people know. read more

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