The story of the 1961 Goldsboro Broken Arrow, one of the most serious nuclear accidents in history. This book describes the inner workings of the B-52, the terrible plane crash, and the costs and consequences of this deadly accident.

Pre-flight : The crew and their plane -- The mission -- The bail out -- The crash site -- The chance of nuclear detonation -- the cause of the crash -- Aftermath : The tension of command -- The worst case -- After Goldsboro -- De-Brief : Comparison with Chernobyl and Fukushima -- Afterword by Wilton W. Strickland, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired) -- Appendices : Crew members information -- This is what it was like, Major Tulloch's narrative, written 1961 -- Findings of official accident board (with descriptive notes) -- Table of component behavior, fusing and firing system -- List of known Broken Arrows (Declassified as of 1980) -- Bomb locations at FARO -- Where did the Keep 19 crew members land? -- Hand written rantdom notes at Goldsboro / by Scolman and Smith -- The first ten years of Broken Arrows -- Presidential memo on Furtherance.