ShakyWalton Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 ...dont remember hearing anything about this....damn...I guess they kept it relatively quiet so people could sleep at night....interesting and unreal ... https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a23755/long-lost-nuclear-bomb-maybe-found-canada/ The Canadian government believes a legendary lost nuclear weapon has finally been found over sixty years after it went missing. The weapon was discovered by a commercial diver looking for sea cucumbers off the north coast of British Columbia. Using a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), Sean Smyrichinsky went about twenty-five feet underwater off the coast of Pitt Island, a small island near Alaska. Hoping to harvest the sea cucumbers there, he came across what he took to be an odd rock formation. It was perfectly round. It was so perfect, in fact, that a closer inspection revealed there was no way it was natural. Smyrichinsky was puzzled by what he found, with odd, precise marking and bowls "the size of basketballs" cut into it, he tells the Washington Post. He thought he had found a UFO, and drew a picture of it to show his friends. They were skeptical. But then they went to a local pub and continued their conversations. Locals overheard them, and eventually an older fisherman guessed that "Hey, maybe you found that old bomb they lost." The missing bomb was from a U.S. Air Force B-36 bomber that had crashed over British Columbia in 1950. While en route from Alaska to Texas, the crew faced multiple engine fires and were forced to abandon the plane. Before they did so, they reportedly tossed out a Mark IV nuclear bomb, capable of up to a 31-kiloton explosion. A redesign of the Fat Man bomb, the Mark IV was the first assembly-line produced nuclear bomb. Had worse come to worse, the Mark IV could have killed thousands. It's later been claimed that the Mark IV aboard was a "dummy capsule" incapable of launching. Until it's found there's no way to know for sure, but a recent book called "Lost Nuke: The Last Flight of Bomber 075," by Dirk Septer is dedicated to the mystery . After the tip off from a local fisherman, Smyrichinsky called the Canadian military. Needless to say, they were very interested in his descriptions of the weapon. The Royal Canadian Navy has since sent a ship to explore. "I think every diver wants to find a pot of gold," Smyrichinsky tell the Post. "But you never expect to see this or something like this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Wow. Wonder if he gets a finders-fee. Gotta say, it was built to last! I never heard about this either, but it is before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I hear the Americans want to wash their hands of it and have left it to the Canadian Military to deal with. Antiquated technology in the hands of an ally probably doesn't worry them too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 In other words Canada is now a Nuclear Weapon State!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Aladeen said: I hear the Americans want to wash their hands of it and have left it to the Canadian Military to deal with. Antiquated technology in the hands of an ally probably doesn't worry them too much. We just need to tell Trump that an old American nuke is being put in the hands of a guy named Harjit Sajjan... ...he'll have it back in an hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken kaniff Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Canada gets its first nuke. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just now, RUPERTKBD said: We just need to tell Trump that an old American nuke is being put in the hands of a guy named Harjit Sajjan... ...he'll have it back in an hour... Well a couple of months and an hour, he's not president yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 wow if true what a thing to happen If it is the lost nuke will be all over the news long as it is not activated should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 The words "Lost Nuke" is concerning enough. Did the Americans just give up looking for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 15 minutes ago, ShakyWalton said: ...dont remember hearing anything about this....damn...I guess they kept it relatively quiet so people could sleep at night....interesting and unreal ... the dude that found it was interviewed on As It Happens (CBC prime time radio show) a week ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Return to sender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 We should fill it with nuclear booms and have it go off 4 hours after the yanks pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Tre Mac said: We should fill it with nuclear booms and have it go off 4 hours after the yanks pick it up. Fill 'er up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Boom, goes the Little Boy. From title, thought Nichushkin went BC fishing with a case of vodka for company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 32 minutes ago, Aladeen said: In other words Canada is now a Nuclear Weapon State!!!! Hell yeah! Let's go invade the Maple Leafs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 35 minutes ago, ken kaniff said: Canada gets its first nuke. Lol I bet they had nukes at CFB Comox in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Good thing it didn't detonate and awaken Godzilla....he could have been walking down Hastings crushing cars and looking for Mothra to rumble. Go-gee-rah !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 28 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: We should fill it with nuclear booms and have it go off 4 hours after the yanks pick it up. How many booms fit in a bomb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 In other news North Korea is sending sea cucumber researchers to the BC coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 hour ago, The Bookie said: the dude that found it was interviewed on As It Happens (CBC prime time radio show) a week ago I never heard of this before...wow. What I find interesting is the plane was on fire and going to crash so they just dumped out a nuclear bomb....times have changed..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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