Broken Arrow (nuclear weapon accident)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:category nuclear weapons terminology
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defines an event involving the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft, or loss of a nuclear weapon
gptkbp:excludes events involving nuclear war
events that create risk of nuclear war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Broken Arrow (nuclear weapon accident)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950s
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:1966_Palomares_B-52_crash
gptkb:1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash
1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision
gptkbp:refersTo accident involving nuclear weapons
gptkbp:relatedConcept Bent Spear
Empty Quiver
Faded Giant
Nucflash
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
nuclear weapons safety
nuclear weapons incidents
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_military
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6