1966 Palomares accident (English Wikipedia)

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Bejarano, José (19 November 2004). La maldición de Palomares (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.

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Stiles, David (2006). "A Fusion Bomb over Andalucia: U.S. Information Policy and the 1966 Palomares Incident" (PDF). Journal of Cold War Studies. 8 (1): 49–67. doi:10.1162/152039706775212067. S2CID 57571313. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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"Necrológico: Francisco Simó, 'Paco el de la bomba' de Palomares" [Obituary: Francisco Simó]. El País (in Spanish). 8 September 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
Méndez, Rafael (10 December 2010). "Palomares: 50.000 metros contaminados con plutonio" Archived 13 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. EL Pais. El Ciemat comenzó a realizar un detallado estudio tridimensional de la contaminación: expropió los terrenos de las bombas, tomó 325.000 muestras con un georradar en 6,6 millones de metros cuadrados de suelo y analizó 1.848 muestras de tierra. En un informe preliminar, de junio de 2007, el Ciemat admitió que había contaminación fuera de las zonas valladas y expropiadas y el CSN replicó que la contaminación detectada se podría superar la dosis de radiación admisible para el público, lo que obligó a "imponer restricciones totales o parciales" al uso del suelo.
Méndez, Rafael (10 April 2008). "España halla las zanjas radiactivas que EE UU ocultó en Palomares" (in Spanish). El País. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.

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Stiles, David (2006). "A Fusion Bomb over Andalucia: U.S. Information Policy and the 1966 Palomares Incident" (PDF). Journal of Cold War Studies. 8 (1): 49–67. doi:10.1162/152039706775212067. S2CID 57571313. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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"Palomares: Dias de playa y plutonio". Movistar+. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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"World News: US Navy Award for Decca". Flight International. Flightglobal/Archive. 11 May 1967. p. 728. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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Megara, John. "Dropping Nuclear Bombs on Spain, The Palomares Accident of 1966 and the U.S. Airborne Alert" (PDF). Florida State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.

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"US ends payments to Spain for 1966 bomb accident". AFP. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

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Geitner, Paul (11 September 2008). "Spanish Town Struggles to Forget Its Moment on the Brink of a Nuclear Cataclysm". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
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Minder, Raphael (20 June 2016). "Even Without Detonation, 4 Hydrogen Bombs From '66 Scar Spanish Village". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Philipps, Dave (11 February 2020). "For Many Who Cleaned Up a Nuclear Mess, a Key Ruling Comes Too Late". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

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History of the Mk 28 Weapon (Report). Sandia National Laboratories. August 1968. p. 36. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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Hayes, Ron (17 January 2007). "H-bomb incident crippled pilot's career". Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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Stiles, David (2006). "A Fusion Bomb over Andalucia: U.S. Information Policy and the 1966 Palomares Incident" (PDF). Journal of Cold War Studies. 8 (1): 49–67. doi:10.1162/152039706775212067. S2CID 57571313. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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Moody, D. H. "40th Anniversary of Palomares" (PDF). Faceplate. Naval Sea Systems Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2009.

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Rothman, Lily (17 March 2016). "How the U.S. Lost—and Found—a Thermonuclear Weapon". TIME. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
"The Worst Nuclear Disasters". Time. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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h.b. (10 April 2008). "Spain finds trenches of radioactive earth buried at Palomares". typicallyspanish.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.

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"Spain, US sign new accord to study further cleanup work after 1966 nuclear accident". US News. AP. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

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"USS Charles R. Ware DD-865". Danny Dannenfeldt, BM3. 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

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Hayes, Ron (17 January 2007). "H-bomb incident crippled pilot's career". Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Long, Tony (17 January 2008). "Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village". WIRED. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
Moran, Barbara (Fall 2004). "The Day They Lost the H-bomb – and How They Got It Back". Invention & Technology. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Megara, John. "Dropping Nuclear Bombs on Spain, The Palomares Accident of 1966 and the U.S. Airborne Alert" (PDF). Florida State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
Defense Nuclear Agency Kirtland AFB NM Technology and Analysis Directorate (15 January 1975). "Palomares Summary Report". Defense Technical Information Center. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
Staff (2003). "Broken Arrow". National Atomic Museum. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
"Office of the assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs". www.acq.osd.mil. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
History of the Mk 28 Weapon (Report). Sandia National Laboratories. August 1968. p. 36. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
Sublette, Carey (12 June 2020). "Complete List of All U.S. Nuclear Weapons". Nuclear weapon archive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
Moody, D. H. "40th Anniversary of Palomares" (PDF). Faceplate. Naval Sea Systems Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
"Necrológico: Francisco Simó, 'Paco el de la bomba' de Palomares" [Obituary: Francisco Simó]. El País (in Spanish). 8 September 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"USS Charles R. Ware DD-865". Danny Dannenfeldt, BM3. 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
"World News: US Navy Award for Decca". Flight International. Flightglobal/Archive. 11 May 1967. p. 728. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
Stiles, David (2006). "A Fusion Bomb over Andalucia: U.S. Information Policy and the 1966 Palomares Incident" (PDF). Journal of Cold War Studies. 8 (1): 49–67. doi:10.1162/152039706775212067. S2CID 57571313. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
Geitner, Paul (11 September 2008). "Spanish Town Struggles to Forget Its Moment on the Brink of a Nuclear Cataclysm". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
Un baño y un Meyba que pasaron a la historia Archived 13 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine El Almería, 17 January 2012 (in Spanish)
Bejarano, José (19 November 2004). La maldición de Palomares (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
"The Duchess of Medina Sidonia: Aristocrat whose radicalism earned her the title 'Red Duchess'". The Independent. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Méndez, Rafael (10 December 2010). "Palomares: 50.000 metros contaminados con plutonio" Archived 13 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. EL Pais. El Ciemat comenzó a realizar un detallado estudio tridimensional de la contaminación: expropió los terrenos de las bombas, tomó 325.000 muestras con un georradar en 6,6 millones de metros cuadrados de suelo y analizó 1.848 muestras de tierra. En un informe preliminar, de junio de 2007, el Ciemat admitió que había contaminación fuera de las zonas valladas y expropiadas y el CSN replicó que la contaminación detectada se podría superar la dosis de radiación admisible para el público, lo que obligó a "imponer restricciones totales o parciales" al uso del suelo.
Méndez, Rafael (10 April 2008). "España halla las zanjas radiactivas que EE UU ocultó en Palomares" (in Spanish). El País. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
h.b. (10 April 2008). "Spain finds trenches of radioactive earth buried at Palomares". typicallyspanish.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
"US ends payments to Spain for 1966 bomb accident". AFP. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
"Spain, US sign new accord to study further cleanup work after 1966 nuclear accident". US News. AP. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
Dorsey, Jack; Washington, Jim (26 July 2006). "Pioneering Navy diver Carl Brashear dies in Portsmouth". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
"The Worst Nuclear Disasters". Time. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
Philipps, Dave (19 June 2016). "Decades Later, Sickness Among Airmen After a Hydrogen Bomb Accident". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
Minder, Raphael (20 June 2016). "Even Without Detonation, 4 Hydrogen Bombs From '66 Scar Spanish Village". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Philipps, Dave (11 February 2020). "For Many Who Cleaned Up a Nuclear Mess, a Key Ruling Comes Too Late". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
Jones, Jae (5 January 2016). "Carl Maxie Brashear: First African American U.S. Navy Master Diver". Black Then. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
"Well Done U". BBC. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
"Palomares: Dias de playa y plutonio". Movistar+. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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Long, Tony (17 January 2008). "Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village". WIRED. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
Long, Tony. "Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

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Long, Tony. "Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
Lewis, Flora (1967). One of Our H-Bombs is Missing. McGraw-Hill. OCLC 784834.

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