The device did not have any deadly warhead, and is "basically a gas tank for rocket fuel", police say.
  • Pogogunner@kbin.social
    34·
    9 months ago

    However, there was no warhead attached, meaning there was never any danger to the community.
    Bellevue Police Department spokesman Seth Tyler, told BBC News on Friday that the device was “just basically a gas tank for rocket fuel”.
    He called the event “not serious at all”.
    “In fact, our bomb squad member asked me why we were releasing a news release on a rusted piece of metal,” he said.

  • Jrockwar@feddit.ukEnglish
    18·
    9 months ago

    In a press release, police say the device is “in fact a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead”.

    I’m sure I’m missing a trick here but what is the purpose of an air-to-air unguided rocket with a nuclear warhead?? Blowing up other planes with 100000% extra risk whether you hit or miss?

    • safesyrup@feddit.chEnglish
      281·
      9 months ago

      There weren‘t any systems to defend large scale fast bombings so they developed this thing which detonated with a time fuze and just took everything out within it‘s blast radius of 300m

    • safesyrup@feddit.chEnglish
      45·
      9 months ago

      There weren‘t any systems to defend large scale fast bombings so they developed this thing which detonated with a time fuze and just took everything out within it‘s blast radius of 300m

  • lntl@lemmy.mlEnglish
    51·
    9 months ago

    lol “the missile was found”

    reminds me of Europeans finding North America

  • Luke@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Hey, the 2nd Amendment doesn’t say Americans can’t have nuclear missiles in their garages. This guy was just doing his patriotic duty! /s