U.S. conducted 150 nuclear loading drills in Okinawa in 1957, files show Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Photo kept by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, dated Oct. 23, 1962, shows an MK-28 hydrogen bomb being transported to an aircraft for loading at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa. | COURTESY OF NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE / VIA KYODO
Kyodo May 10, 2021
The U.S. Air Force conducted at least 150 loading drills for nuclear weapons in Okinawa in the first half of 1957 not far from civilian areas, declassified documents show.