Nuclear weapon missing since 1950 'may have been found'

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Source: BBC

A commercial diver may have discovered a lost US nuclear bomb off the coast of Canada.

Sean Smyrichinsky was diving for sea cucumbers near British Columbia when he discovered a large metal device that looked a bit like a flying saucer.

The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) believes it could be a "lost nuke" from a US B-36 bomber that crashed in the area in 1950.

The government does not believe the bomb contains nuclear material. It is sending naval ships out to the site, near the Haida Gwaii archipelago, to verify the find.

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