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Police: Inert Cold War-era missile found in garage of Washington home

By Associated Press
Published: February 5, 2024, 6:42pm
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This image provided by Bellevue Police Department shows an inert rocket in the garage of a home in Bellevue on Thursday.  Bellevue police responded Thursday to a report of a military-grade rocket in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in the city across Lake Washington from Seattle.
This image provided by Bellevue Police Department shows an inert rocket in the garage of a home in Bellevue on Thursday. Bellevue police responded Thursday to a report of a military-grade rocket in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in the city across Lake Washington from Seattle. (Bellevue Police Department via AP) Photo Gallery

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — An inert rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state, police said.

Bellevue police responded Thursday to a report of a military-grade rocket in the garage of a home in the city across Lake Washington from Seattle.

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