The device did not have any deadly warhead, and is "basically a gas tank for rocket fuel", police say.
  • Jrockwar@feddit.ukEnglish
    26·
    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
      341·
      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
      55·
      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

  • Luke@lemmy.mlEnglish
    14·
    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

  • lntl@lemmy.mlEnglish
    61·
    9 months ago

    lol “the missile was found”

    reminds me of Europeans finding North America