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Message: [QUOTE="BadgerMan, post: 1227652, member: 21176"] During the cold war, B-52’s flew around the clock 365 days per year armed with nuclear weapons. From what I understand, there were three major routes, all of which would allow them to be over Soviet air space within a short period of time (thank you History Channel!). I believe we even lost one plane in the Mediterranean and had to scramble to recover the unexploded nukes before anyone else could. My guess is that we have been closer to nuclear weapons, during our travels, than we would ever want to know about. They can’t all be stored in some secret dessert facility in the middle of Nevada or in some sub in the middle of the Pacific. Just another reminder that the world is a dangerous place. [/QUOTE]