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A bomber carrying the bombs crashed into its refueling jet causing the disaster. Two of the bombs' parachutes didn't open and the explosives around the nuclear core exploded scattering radiation across the countryside. The U.S. and Spain reached an agreement to clean up the soil, but it still hasn't been done.

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[–] nick@midwest.social 35 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Shit, we accidentally dropped two on ourselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash

[–] joshchandra@midwest.social 40 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Might wanna edit the noun into your post title!

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 17 points 17 hours ago

Now we know who dropped the bombs.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago

Oops. Thanks.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 27 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Seems like they did this a lot. They also did this to Greenland a few years later

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash

[–] bikooo2@r.nf 3 points 10 hours ago

"Accidentally" Part of the palomares area is still contaminated by radiation

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 22 points 17 hours ago

Spain just needs to say thank you /s

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

And that was definitely an oopsie, okay!? No need to keep throwing it in our faces.

[–] Scope1684@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago
[–] Vopyr@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

What?! damn!

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Cue Steve Urkel saying, "Did I do that?"

[–] faizalr@fedia.io -1 points 16 hours ago

It is time for a return.