Description On 5 December 1965, the giant American aircraft carrier Ticonderoga was heading to Japan for rest and recreation for its 3,000 crew, following a month on 'Yankee Station' launching missions against targets in Vietnam.
Whilst fighting a real conflict and losing men in conventional warfare, Tico's primary mission was Cold War nuclear combat with the Communist bloc.
The cruise from the Yankee Station to Japan was used to practice procedures for Armageddon.
Casemate Broken arrow: how the u.s. navy lost a nuclear bomb, hardcover/jim winchester
