RT America -- June 11, 2014

Jihadists in Iraq continued their offensive Wednesday, capturing Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. With a population of nearly 260,000, the takeover of the city represents another victory for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Tuesday, the insurgent group captured Mosul, the second largest city in the war-torn country. RT's Ameera David discusses the fragile political and security situation in Iraq as well the latest on the Blackwater trial with retired Marine and political researcher Jake Diliberto.

A recently declassified report sheds light on a 1961 near-nuclear-catastrophe in North Carolina. According to the documents, a B-52 bomber flying over the Tar Heel state broke up in mid-air, causing two hydrogen bombs to plummet to the Earth. Multiple safety devices on one of the bombs failed, with a detonation being prevented by "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch." Ameera David discusses this and the continuation of the military's nuclear weapons mishaps with RT's Tyrel Ventura.