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SEE HOW A WRENCH SOCKET ALMOST WIPED ARKANSAS OFF THE MAP
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Nuclear Technician: I was fairly new to working out on the missile sites.
Nuclear technician puts on hazard suite.
Nuclear Technician: Right above us was a 9-megaton thermonuclear warhead
View of nuclear warhead in silo
Nuclear Technician: It was a monster waiting to go off.
View of nuclear warhead in silo
Nuclear Technician: You think about working on a weapon of mass destruction ...
Technician working near nuclear missile in top of silo.
Nuclear Technician: You're counting on everything to work perfect all the time
Technician working near nuclear missile in top of silo.
Nuclear Technician: And things just don't work perfect all the time.
Technician drops a large bolt, which plummets to the bottom of the silo. The bolt ricochets into the nuclear missile causing damage and a gas like substance begins spraying out of the nuclear missile.