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Within a year of operations, a Bomarc A with a nuclear warhead caught fire at McGuire AFB on 7 June 1960 after its on-board helium tank exploded. While the missile's explosives did not detonate, the heat melted the warhead and released plutonium. The Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission cleaned up the site and covered it with concrete. This was the only major incident involving the weapon system. The site remained in operation for several years following the fire.
| Date Taken: | 03.14.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.08.2019 10:15 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 678417 |
| VIRIN: | 190314-F-LD225-276 |
| Filename: | DOD_106724287 |
| Length: | 00:03:33 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, US |
| Downloads: | 5 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 5 |
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