It wasn't James Bond's "Thunderball" or the story of the famous secret agent looking for lost A-bombs off Bahamas.
It was a lot more complicated in the real world. It started on this day in 1966 when a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 jet tanker over Spain’s Mediterranean coast. The collision dropped three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares and one in the sea.
Thankfully, nothing exploded but it caused an international crisis for the Johnson Administration. It must have been a very scary time for the people of Spain!
Thankfully, nothing exploded but it caused an international crisis for the Johnson Administration. It must have been a very scary time for the people of Spain!
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