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Old September 16th 04, 10:20 PM
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Air Force Takes New Look at Tybee Bomb

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{EXCERPT} Paul Rea WSAV News 3 Wednesday, September 15, 2004

The Air Force is coming to Savannah next week to investigate new
information on the Tybee Bomb. The military is interested in claims a
Statesboro man found the 8-ton nuclear weapon lost in an accident in
1958.

It’s believed to be in less than 20 feet of water somewhere in Wassaw
sound between Wilmington Island, Little Tybee Island and Wassaw
Island. The weapon is described by the military as a “training” bomb.
They claim it is missing a key component that would allow for a
nuclear explosion. However some Department of D...

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