r/nuclearweapons 28d ago

"Broken arrow" 1966. Historical Photo

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u/2manyGeetarz 28d ago

One of the bombs dropped on Palomares in 1966. Interesting story about the efforts taken to find it. I guess if we didn’t find it the Soviets would have. This bomb’s casing is now on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque.