Here is the problem, Mr. Schlosser is a journalist, not a Nuclear Scientist. He does not understand, or has chosen to ignore for propaganda reasons, that an unarmed warhead is EXTREMELY unlikely to perform the exact sequence of events that need to take place to have a nuclear reaction happen.

Yes, he is fully correct in that we have had numerous 'butt-clenching' moments in which we could have started WW3 due to a malfunction or human error. But in the other cases he mentions, such as the bombs that landed on Spain, the lightning bolt on the tower, and the wrench on the rocket, the chance of the warhead going up while being unarmed is infinitesimal. They simply don't go 'boom' because of a collision or explosion. Now you could have a 'dirty bomb' type incident where the radioactive materials could be spread and come into contact with humans, but that is about it.

The cases that have been officially listed as Broken Arrows were because they involved an active bomb, like the one in Florida. Everything else he mentions in this video is his 'belief' and is conjecture.

Now, before I get unloaded on, I wish we didn't have nuclear weapons. I don't agree with Trump that we should renew the arms race, I think he is nuts since we have more than enough weapons to blanket the cities of the world more than a couple of times. If you add all the nukes from the Big 3 (USA/Russia/France...yes, France) there are enough to cover every single inch of the world.

The problem is, who bells the cat? If we give up all of our weapons, we are at risk. I wish we weren't, but we would be. If we bring down our numbers gradually, there are still other countries that may not, like North Korea. How do we trust the other country is actually following through? In a perfect world, we would all lay down our weapons and sing kumbaya, but as Heinlein wrote: "...Anyone who clings to the historically untrue and thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence never settles anything I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk, and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms."

PS...Yes, I know Starship Troopers is a controversial novel with overtones of Militarism and Fascism. However, there are quotes that ring true no matter what 'ism' people attach to the overall story. If you doubt that, look at the utter disbelief and depression that overcame liberals when Trump won. "He simply was supposed to, it was impossible, not like this, we have no hope, etc" were the feelings of the people who gave him no hope of winning. I, having lived and read enough to get a fair picture of how fucked up we are as a species, had little doubt he could pull it off. We elected a former Wrestler as governor, a former actor as governor, and a former actor as President. We overlook mass genocide in other countries. We ignore climate change. We spend hundreds of billions on defense and less than 10 on space exploration, all the while living on a planet that is already critically overpopulated (and is growing almost exponentially).

Hah, great idea, some of these have been hilarious and surprisingly appropriate. Here's mine...

SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
emit remmus

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
tomorrow tomorrow

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
burndt jamb

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
fighting in a sack

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
easy way out

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
feed the gods

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
parole

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
at my window sad and lonely

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
keeping awake

WHAT IS 2+2?
savior

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
understand why

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
maps

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
it's alright, ma (i'm only bleeding)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
when i was a young girl

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
meanest man

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
space rock

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
australia

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
missing

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
engine driver

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
death and destruction

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
untitled 8

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
broken arrows

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
the leaving song

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
kiwi maddog 20/20

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
dance with the devil

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
iron flag

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
kill rock & roll

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
babylon system

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
gravity

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
never alone

>> ^ponceleon:
Upvote for very obscure reason:
I'm fairly sure that the Lysol on the genitalia scream is the same scream you hear in the background when you click on the academy in Starcraft.


Commonly referred to as the Howie scream. In the movie Broken Arrow, among others.

this movie sucks but Travolta's such a badass bad guy. i loved him in Get Shorty and he made Broken Arrow watchable