A Mechanic Dropped an 8-Pound Socket Down a Missile Silo—and Nearly Caused America’s Chernobyl

On September 18, 1980, a Titan II missile exploded near Damascus, Arkansas. Here’s what the terrifying incident was like, from those who were there.
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Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs kills eight

DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said. An ...