There have been a few aircraft accidents and other incidents where nuclear bombs have been involved, none detonated. To go critical, a nuclear warhead must be initiated in a very specific and precise manner.
Commonly known as a
Broken Arrow. The 1961 Goldsboro, North Carolina incident and
1950 British Columbia incident are 2 of the most well known. The 1950 incident here in my home province has provoked many theories over the years as to what exactly happened as opposed to the official sequence of events.
There are some YT videos that document many such incidents over the decades such as this one on the 1950 incident:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piDEE80nfgo
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