A bomber carrying the bombs crashed into its refueling jet causing the disaster. Two of the bombs' parachutes didn't open and the explosives around the nuclear core exploded scattering radiation across the countryside. The U.S. and Spain reached an agreement to clean up the soil, but it still hasn't been done.

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[–] 62 points 2 years ago* (2 children)
[–] 47 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Might wanna edit the noun into your post title!

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Seems like they did this a lot. They also did this to Greenland a few years later

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    Spain just needs to say thank you /s

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    And that was definitely an oopsie, okay!? No need to keep throwing it in our faces.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    "Accidentally" Part of the palomares area is still contaminated by radiation

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    We’ve lost bombs on our own soil. Still haven't found them.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's more than a little scary.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    They’re called broken arrow incidents by the US government.

    The Russians have a list as well.

    The US has almost detonated a hydrogen bomb over the US state of Georgia. The plane had to ditch its bomb due to an engine issue, and all but one of the lockouts failed.

    The Cold War was a nutty time, both sides had enough nuclear armed planes flying to decapitate the other side at a moments notice. Accidents were bound to happen.

    There’s also been incidents on both sides where launch detection systems have falsely identified nuclear launches, and only the intervention of a few people prevented a retaliatory launch.

    Nukes are stupid.

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  • [+] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
    [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Cue Steve Urkel saying, "Did I do that?"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    What?! damn!

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    It is time for a return.

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