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Countries That Have Lost Nuclear Bombs

Not counting bombs that accidentally exploded on the ground or in a vehicle/plane
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Year
Country
Fissile Core Present?
Status
Location
1950
United States
No
Never Found
British Columbia
1950
United States
No
Exploded (Non Nuclear), Nuclear Components Recovered
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1950
United States
No
Exploded (Non Nuclear)
Lebanon, Ohio
1950
United States
No
Exploded (Non Nuclear)
Fairfield, California
1950
United States
No
Jettisoned, Exploded (Non Nuclear), Covered Up Until 1980s
Québec, Canada
1956
United States
Unknown
"Nuclear Bomb Materials", Plane Disappeared, Never Found
Mediterranean Sea
1957
United States
No
Accidentally Dropped, Exploded (Non Nuclear)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1957
United States
No
Two Jettisoned, Never Found
Atlantic Ocean
1958
United States
No
Jettisoned, Never Found
Savannah, Georgia
1958
United States
Yes
Emergency Release Lever Accidentally Pushed, Exploded (Non Nuclear), Destroyed Home and Injured People
Mars Bluff, South Carolina
1958
United States
No
Exploded (Non Nuclear)
Abilene, Texas
1958
United States
No
Exploded (Non Nuclear)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
1961
United States
Yes
Two Dropped, One Nearly Detonated (Nuclear), Other Destroyed While Armed, Still At The Site
Goldsboro, North Carolina
1961
United States
Yes
Two Thermonuclear Dropped, Both Not Armed, Heavily Damaged and Recovered. Both Fissile Cores Broke Off
Yuba City, California
1964
United States
Yes
Two Thermonuclear Dropped, Broke Apart, Recovered
Savage Mountain, Maryland
1965
United States
Yes
Live Thermonuclear Bomb in Jet Fell Off Aircraft Carrier, Never Found
100km from Kikai Island, Japan or 130km from the Ryukyu Islands
1966
United States
Yes
Four Thermonuclear Bombs Dropped, Two Exploded (Non Nuclear) On Land, One Recovered On Land, One Recovered In Sea
Near Spain, Mediterranean Sea
1968
United States
Yes
Four Thermonuclear Bombs, All Exploded (Non Nuclear), Nuclear Payload Scattered
Wolstenholme Bay, Greenland
1968
Soviet Union
Yes
Two Nuclear Missiles Lost On Submarine, May Have Been Recovered By CIA
40°6'N 179°57'E, Pacific Ocean
1968
United States
Yes
Two Nuclear Warheads Lost On Submarine, Still On The Sea Floor
750km Southwest of the Azores, Portugal
1970
Soviet Union
Yes
Four Nuclear Torpedoes On Submarine Sank, Still On Sea Floor
490km Northwest of Spain
1977
Soviet Union
Yes
One Nuclear Torpedo Lost, Recovered
Kamchatka, Russia
1986
Soviet Union
Yes
16 Torpedoes Lost, Never Recovered
Hatteras Abyssal Plain, Atlantic Ocean
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