2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
Military conflict
On 29 August 2007, six AGM-129 ACM cruise missiles, each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead, were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force B-52H heavy bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and transported to... Wikipedia
Dates: Aug 29, 2007 – Aug 30, 2007
Result: Six nuclear warheads mishandled and unaccounted for, or improperly secured, for approximately 36 hours
Location: Minot Air Force Base, Barksdale Air Force Base, and North Dakota