U.S. veterans reveal 1962 nuclear close call dodged in Okinawa

U.S. veterans reveal 1962 nuclear close call dodged in Okinawa

Photo shows John Bordne, a former member of the 873rd Tactical Missile Squadron of the U.S. Air Force in Okinawa, Japan. Bordne is one of the veterans who testified that at the final moment of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, the U.S. nuclear missile men in Okinawa received a launch order that was later found to have been mistakenly issued. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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