Context: In the 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, the CIA and India's intelligence agency teamed up to place a nuclear-powered spying device on Nanda Devi, one of the tallest peaks in the Himalayas. The goal was to monitor activities across the northern border. But during the mission, extreme weather forced the team to abandon the equipment, leaving it somewhere on the mountain. When they returned later, it had vanished-possibly buried under ice or carried away by landslides. The device was never found, raising long-term concerns about both environmental safety and the mystery of lost technology at such a high altitude.
by Im_yor_boi
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Many such cases…
Remember, the same governments that want you to completely trust them, have also lost many such weapons, or commit acts of cruelty on their own citizens.
Wait until OP finds out about the dozen other times that this has happened.
Oh, that is typically not what one would refer to as in a nuclear device, but an orphan source, and they have caused problems on numerous occasions.
I for the objects typically referred to as nuclear devices, ignorance is bliss…
A nuclear powered listening device? I’m supposed to be worried about that?
Does anyone can suggest a book with these kind of things? Like cia fuck up or similar? Thanks
Not the worst thing I’ve done.
What context of the specific meme format? Thanks for explaining the history op
The scary part is that the soviets and other nuclear nations have lost warheads too, but they aren’t admitting shit, so no one knows where or how many. Sweet dreams.
I think the russians with theyr lost nuclear briefcases are worse ngl like theyr not even like launch codes like literal bombs in a briefcase
The US lost like a dozen of these, and I bet the Russians did too, but they’ll never admit it.
Not the first time that happened. They almost nuked North Carolina in the 60s
It’s called “1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash”
If you are interested
Wait until you find out how many orphan sources were left behind by the Soviets when the USSR collapsed.
Forget SNAP, that is where I want some fucking transparency! The Intelligence Community needs to start answering for their crimes.
I’m surprised India was cool with using Nanda Devi at the time. Thought it was still pretty sacred grounds then.
Are you a bot? That “context” paragraph sounds like something right out of ChatGPT, especially the ending.
A metal gear?