It wasn't James Bond's "Thunderball" or the story of the famous secret agent looking for lost A-bombs off Bahamas.
It’s a lot more complicated in the real world than novels or movies. Yes, humans get killed when bombs go off by mistake or accidentally.
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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