Cold War Nuclear Missile Accident Hidden Away Next to State Wildlife Refuge in Jackson
By: Shore News Network | Published: 2026-03-09 23:32:00 | Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.com
A 1960 explosion involving a nuclear-tipped missile at McGuire Air Force Base left radioactive contamination that required decades of cleanup.
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Wrightstown, NJ – A Cold War missile accident at what is now Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst left behind radioactive contamination that remained a concern for decades.
The incident occurred on June 7, 1960, when a fire and explosion…
