Lost nuclear bomb possibly found, page 1

After a collision between a B-47 bomber and a F-86 fighter a hydrogen bomb was lost in 1958, of the coast of Georgia.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Government experts are investigating a claim that an unarmed nuclear bomb, lost off the Georgia coast at the height of the Cold War, might have been found, an Air Force spokesman said Monday.

The hydrogen bomb was lost in the Atlantic Ocean in 1958 following a collision of a B-47 bomber and an F-86 fighter.

A group led by retired Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Duke of Statesboro, Georgia, said in July that it had found a large object underwater near Savannah that was emitting high levels of radioactivity, according to an Associated Press report.

The group said it used radiation and metal detection equipment to search an area in Wassaw Sound off Tybee Island where the bomb reportedly was dropped, the AP reported.

Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Frank Smolinsky said Monday that it's "only prudent to completely evaluate the evidence" from the group's search.

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Gosh, no one even knew a hydrogen bomb was lost. Bet you there are more lost out there, not only the suitcase bombs from the Russians.

[edit on 8-10-2004 by ZeddicusZulZorander]