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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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Nuke bomb firing from Okinawa ordered by mistake during Cuban crisis

Nuke bomb firing from Okinawa ordered by mistake during Cuban crisis

Former U.S. Air Force engineer John Bordne, shown in this photo taken in Wilkes-Barre in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Aug. 30, 2014, reveals that an order to fire four nuclear bombs from Okinawa, southwestern Japan, against the Soviet Union and other targets was issued by mistake during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. An officer in charge judged that the order was a mistake, avoiding a disastrous consequence at the last minute, according to Bordne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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