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The Bomb That Almost Hit North Carolina

Oct 26, 2026
On January 24, 1961, a B-52 broke apart over Goldsboro, North Carolina, and dropped two Mark 39 hydrogen bombs. One of them armed almost all the way. This is the mechanism, the numbers, and what did not happen the next morning. 0:00 The Night Over Goldsboro 1:20 Two Bombs Leave the Plane 2:40 How a Mark 39 Arms 4:10 The Switch That Held 5:30 And It Gets Worse 7:00 The Farm and the Marsh 8:20 What Did Not Happen 9:40 The Paper Trail 11:10 How Close Is Close This is public-record history, not a recap of a movie. Estimates are marked as about. Not official government policy. For education only. #Goldsboro #HydrogenBomb #ColdWar #NorthCarolina #B52 #Mark39 #NuclearHistory #LifeIsEasy Visuals are original AI-generated stills. Audio may be synthetic. Not medical, legal, or financial advice.

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