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NEWS). Radio Moscow chipped in to say that all nuclear flights ought to be grounded: "Events have shown how topical this warning is."
But, while Defense Secretary McElroy hailed SAC's bomb-safety precautions, and while SAC investigated No. 876's bomb-locking system, it was Florence that best told Britain and Moscow the reasons why. Said Mayor David McLeod: "We all realize that we live in periled times, and our nation must be prepared to defend itself at a moment's notice. There are dangers in such defense, and this is one of the dangers."
World War II Paratrooper Bill Gregg, owner of the wrecked frame house, could not have agreed more. Once his astonishment had worn off and Air Force lawyers had assured him that things would be put to rights, he remarked: "I always wanted a swimming pool, and now I've got the hole for one at no cost. I may open it to the public—charge them for swimming in uranium-enriched waters."