Unveiling a Near-Disaster: The Shocking Story of the US Dropping Four Nuclear Bombs on Spain in 1966

Unveiling a Near-Disaster: The Shocking Story of the US Dropping Four Nuclear Bombs on Spain in 1966

Introduction: In a lesser-known episode of Cold War history, the united States inadvertently released four nuclear bombs over Spanish soil in 1966, an event that almost led too a disastrous crisis. Referred to as the Palomares incident, this alarming occurrence took place in the coastal village of Palomares following a mid-air collision involving a U.S. [...]

"We thought it was the end of the world." With this quote as the first part of the headline and on the occasion of the 59th anniversary this 7 April, of the Palomares incident, the British network recovers the report made by its correspondent Chris Brasher two years after the accident with four hydrogen bombs that hit the