Nuclear Carrier Nearly Lost — One Tiny Spark

A single overheated Zuni rocket on the USS Enterprise turned a routine drill into a deadly, four-hour fight to save a nuclear-powered carrier—and it still reshaped Navy safety without any nuclear detonation. Story Highlights A Zuni rocket warhead overheated beside a starter unit and exploded on January 14, 1969. Fires and secondary blasts killed dozens […]