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So, apparently in 1961 there was a close-call with one of the bombs in a B-52 which crashed in North Carolina almost detonating.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/sep/20/goldsboro-revisited-declassified-document

Now, let's assume two scenarios:

A) The fission component detonates --> a few KT?
B) The fusion component also detonates --> 3-4 MT?

Not an awful lot of people around Goldboro, so immediate casualties would not be huge, even if B was to happen. But what happens in the US after that in terms of how the public view nukes?
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