Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage - BBC News

The device did not have any deadly warhead, and is "basically a gas tank for rocket fuel", police say.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Bellevue Police DepartmentImage caption, Markings are still visible on the inert AIR-2 Genie rocketBy Max Matza in SeattleBBC NewsPolice in Washington state say an old rusted rocket found in a local man's garage is an inert nuclear missile.

On Wednesday, a military museum in Ohio called police in the city of Bellevue to report an offer of a rather unusual donation.

The police then sent a bomb squad to the potential donor's home.

"And we think it's gonna be a long, long time before we get another call like this again," police said referring to Elton John's iconic song Rocket Man.

In a press release, police say the device is "in fact a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead".

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