The Sculthorpe Nuclear Weapons Incident
From Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast by Julie McDowall
February 24, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode discusses a 1958 incident at a Norfolk air base involving an American threatening to detonate an atomic bomb.
What happened on a Norfolk air base in 1958 when an American threatened to k1ll himself by firing a gun into an atomic bomb? My thanks to the Conelrad6401240 YouTube/Twitter account for alerting me to this story, and for uploading the associated documentary, 'Something Foolish With A Pistol'. Get ad-free episodes, plus bonus episodes, for £3 a month here www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you, Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Julie McDowall
Topics covered
- nuclear weapons
- military history
- 1950s incidents
- American military
- psychological crisis
Keywords
- nuclear war
- Sculthorpe
- atomic bomb
- military
- crisis
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Conelrad6401240
Books & works: Something Foolish With A Pistol
Places: Norfolk
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