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'We thought it was the end of the world': How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966
After two planes collided, three hydrogen bombs hit a Spanish village, and one fell into the sea nearby. Two years later, ...
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Nuclear Accidents on Home Soil: How the U.S. Almost Lost Its Own Bombs
In an era of nuclear tension, the U.S. kept bombers airborne with live nuclear weapons 24/7 under Operation Chrome Dome. This ...
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10 Of The Worst Military Accidents Involving Nuclear Weapons Throughout History
The Palomares Incident left behind two radioactive ... We'd like to think accidents involving nuclear missiles are a Cold War relic, but the unfortunate truth says otherwise.
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For Those Living Nearby, the Memory of the Three Mile Island Accident Has a Long Half-Life
Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon, the disaster thriller follows a broadcast journalist who discovers safety coverups at a nuclear power plant and the plant supervisor who tries ...
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PHOTOS: Remembering the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident
On Mar. 28, 1979, the most significant nuclear power accident in U.S. history began after a pressure valve failed to close at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa. What ...
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On anniversary of Three Mile Island accident, groups protest planned restart
MARCH 28TH, 1979 46 YEARS AGO TODAY, THE WORST NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THE UNIT TWO REACTOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT IN DAUPHIN ...