Decades Later, Fallout Lingers: How a 1966 US Nuke Accident Contaminated Spain’s Palomares
08 Apr 2025
On April 7, 1966, the US military finally recovered the last of four hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on Spanish territory. The final warhead, found nearly 2,850 feet deep in the Mediterranean Sea, was hoisted aboard the USS Petrel after an intensive 80-day search. Its destructive power was almost 100 times...
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