Old rusted rocket found in Seattle backyard is inert NUCLEAR missile

An old rusted rocket which was found in a resident's backyard in Seattle has been identified as an inert nuclear missile.

The missile was offered as a donation to a military museum which then contacted authorities in Bellevue.

A bomb squad was sent to the man's home to check out the device he was offering and found it was an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kiloton nuclear warhead.

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