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Object found off British Columbia coast not missing nuke
Source: BBC
An object found off the coast of Canada which the military believed may have been a missing decommissioned nuclear weapon is actually just a piece of machinery.
The military investigated and found that it was not the missing weapon that disappeared in 1950.
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On 22 November, the Royal Canadian Navy diverted HMCS Yellowknife to investigate, along with assistance from the diver.
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"We are pleased that HMCS Yellowknife was able to locate the object and determine that the object was not an unexploded military munition," said Commander Michele Tessier in a statement.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38112808
(since the original story appeared in LBN, I thought this should too)
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