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Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage

03 February 2024 14:10 (UTC +04:00)

Police in Washington state say an old rusted rocket found in a local man's garage is an inert nuclear missileç APA reports citing BBC.

On Wednesday, a military museum in Ohio called police in the city of Bellevue to report an offer of a rather unusual donation.

The police then sent a bomb squad to the potential donor's home.

"And we think it's gonna be a long, long time before we get another call like this again," police said referring to Elton John's iconic song Rocket Man.

In a press release, police say the device is "in fact a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead".

However, there was no warhead attached, meaning there was never any danger to the community.