The loss of an atom bomb is not as rare an occurrence as it is assumed throughout the world, a senior German expert has revealed.
Otfried Nassauer, an expert on nuclear armament and the director of the Berlin Information Center for Transatlantic Security says the loss of an atom bomb in 1986, when a US plane crashed in Greenland's Arctic ice is not an isolated one.
"The American Defense Department has confirmed the loss of 11 atomic bombs," he added.
"It is believed that up to 50 nuclear weapons worldwide were lost during the Cold War." Spiegel quoted Nassauer as saying. Most of these highly dangerous weapons are still lying on the ocean floor.
Otfried Nassauer, an expert on nuclear armament and the director of the Berlin Information Center for Transatlantic Security says the loss of an atom bomb in 1986, when a US plane crashed in Greenland's Arctic ice is not an isolated one.
"The American Defense Department has confirmed the loss of 11 atomic bombs," he added.
"It is believed that up to 50 nuclear weapons worldwide were lost during the Cold War." Spiegel quoted Nassauer as saying. Most of these highly dangerous weapons are still lying on the ocean floor.
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