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USA Dropped 4 Atom Bombs on Spain in 1966, And Is Just Now Going to Clean Up It's Mess
NUKE PRO: Exposing Truth Anti-Nuclear Information and Resources, and Disaster Preparation Planning: http://nukeprofessional.blogspot.com/ stock here: Wow, kind of amazed this has never been on anyone's radar so to speak.
The B-52 was carrying four hydrogen bombs more powerful than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Two were recovered intact from the sea but the others leaked radiation into the surrounding countryside when their plutonium-filled detonators went off, strewing 3kg of highly radioactive plutonium 239 around Palomares.
Secretary Kerry just signed a deal with Spain to bring plutonium contaminated soil and waste from Spain to the US. The contamination in Spain resulted from a US B52 bomber colliding during refueling in 1966 and dropping four nuclear bombs on Spain. The bombs did not detonate, but the plutonium waste is still widespread. It is past time to abolish nuclear weapons worldwide. 116 countries have already signed the pledge.
The Palomares clean-up deal is seen by many as a sweetener in exchange for Spain agreeing to Washington ramping up its military presence in the country. The number of marine personnel at the base in Morón in southern Spain is to be increased from 850 to 2,200, and to 3,000 in the event of a crisis.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34569614
The accident occurred at the height of the Cold War when it was U.S. policy to keep nuclear-armed warplanes in the air constantly near the Soviet border.
The statement said that immediately following the accident both countries set about securing the area, removing contaminated soil and decontaminating the land. It said that they have since been monitoring and analyzing contamination levels
Source: http://nukeprofessional.blogspot.com/2015/10/usa-dropped-4-atom-bombs-on-spain-in.html
