Skip to comments.
Washington bomb squad responds to report of a rocket meant to carry nuclear warheads at local house
The Washington Times ^
| Feb 3, 2024
| Brad Matthews
Posted on 02/03/2024 5:26:25 PM PST by McGruff
Police in Washington sent a bomb squad to a local house after its owner tried donating a rocket built to carry nuclear warheads to the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
The Dayton, Ohio, museum called the Bellevue Police Department Wednesday after a local resident, unnamed by police, contacted the museum about donating a rocket part.
The rocket had belonged to the man’s dead neighbor, who had acquired the piece from an estate sale, police said in a blog Friday.
On Thursday, the department’s bomb squad went to the man’s house to examine the rocket. The piece was the fuselage of the Douglas AIR-2 Genie, an air-to-air rocket meant to carry a 1.5-kiloton nuclear warhead, police said.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; War
KEYWORDS: air2; genie; missile; rocket
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-39 next last
1
posted on
02/03/2024 5:26:25 PM PST
by
McGruff
To: McGruff
My goodness!!
They could have been melted!!
2
posted on
02/03/2024 5:28:15 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: McGruff
Nothing beats neighborhood nuclear superiority.
3
posted on
02/03/2024 5:33:06 PM PST
by
Noumenon
(You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
To: SaveFerris
I heard Zelensky has dibbs on it.
4
posted on
02/03/2024 5:34:24 PM PST
by
hardspunned
(Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
To: McGruff
the key phrase that Screams “brammit! what a waste of time...”Meant to carry nuclear warhead”. no warhead=What Story? I need a life.
5
posted on
02/03/2024 5:35:47 PM PST
by
Qwapisking
("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
To: everyone
No brass, no ammo Drill Sargent.
6
posted on
02/03/2024 5:38:10 PM PST
by
McGruff
(Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
To: McGruff
Does not specify STATE OF WASHINGTON in case anyone is wondering...Intentional on the paper’s part - thinking readers would read “DC”??
To: McGruff
8
posted on
02/03/2024 5:41:26 PM PST
by
dljordan
To: All
So, the guy had a tube. Oh My God!!!! The Humanity!!!!
To: McGruff
"The rocket had belonged to the man’s dead neighbor, who had acquired the piece from an estate sale.."
10
posted on
02/03/2024 5:47:12 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
To: McGruff
An unguided air to air nuclear armed missile.
Unguided, when close enough really is close enough...
11
posted on
02/03/2024 5:50:25 PM PST
by
null and void
(I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
To: McGruff
About as dangerous as a paperweight grenade
12
posted on
02/03/2024 5:51:11 PM PST
by
NWFree
(Sigma male 🤪)
To: McGruff
Looks like a bit more than a fuselage there.
13
posted on
02/03/2024 5:52:21 PM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Charles Martel
14
posted on
02/03/2024 5:53:47 PM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: McGruff
And Biden asked what civilians could do against F-16
We have nume missiles.
America-whatta country!
15
posted on
02/03/2024 5:54:39 PM PST
by
rdcbn1
To: null and void
My wife’s father worked on these during the late 50’s. They were designed to fire into oncoming Soviet bomber formations in case they attacked the U.S.
16
posted on
02/03/2024 5:57:57 PM PST
by
chaosagent
(Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
To: chaosagent
Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and NUKE-u-lar warfare....
17
posted on
02/03/2024 6:01:30 PM PST
by
null and void
(I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
To: null and void
I work near an area that used to be Army family quarters for the Army personnel who manned the nearby Nike-Hercules missile batteries. Growing up in a military family and seeing a lot of military quarters, I could spot them a mile away!
The missle batteries were located in populated areas...nuclear tipped for anti-aircraft.
DIfferent times for sure.
18
posted on
02/03/2024 6:12:05 PM PST
by
rlmorel
("The stigma for being wrong is gone, as long as you're wrong for the right side." (Clarice Feldman))
To: McGruff
“Is that a rocket in your pocket…”.
19
posted on
02/03/2024 6:31:25 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(E Porcibus Unum )
To: McGruff
He’s in big trouble now. Owning an Assault Rocket without having registered it.
Was it a black and scary-looking rocket?
20
posted on
02/03/2024 6:42:35 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-39 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson