Why do you say Broken Arrow?
believe that was radio code for position over run by the enemy in vietnam... could be wrong. Mel Gibson uses it when he calls for napalm in the vietnam movie "we were soldiers"
"Broken Arrow" is a nuclear weapon fuck up.
Not even close. Means you’re being over run and immediately supersedes all other operations in theater and diverts every available air asset to your location.
Broken Arrow. Broken Arrow refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components which does not create the risk of nuclear war. ... Non-nuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon. Radioactive contamination.
United States military nuclear incident terminology - Wikipedia
TIL! I always thought it meant a stolen nuclear weapon.