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Incidente de Palomares

Cuevas del Almanzora, Levante Almeriense, Almería

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Incidente de Palomares

Historical milestone · Cuevas del Almanzora, Levante Almeriense, Almería

On the 17th of January 1966, the mid-air collision of two American aircraft over the hamlet of Palomares released radioactive material from four thermonuclear bombs, one of the most significant nuclear incidents of the Cold War on European soil.

Photo: U.S. Navy, Courtesy of the Natural Resources Defense Council (Public domain)

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