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Palomares nuclear accident
In January 1966, an American B-52 bomber crashed in a remote Spanish village. The US military launched a huge operation to find the four nuclear weapons that were on board.
In January 1966, two American military planes crashed over the remote Spanish village of Palomares. One of them was carrying four nuclear weapons.
Captain Joe Ramirez was one of the first US servicemen on the scene. He took part in the desperate search for the missing bombs.
(Photo: One of the four bombs recovered from the sea)
(credit: Sandia National Laboratories)
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