Palomares: The Atomic Bomb Fiasco

January 17, 1966. A plane explodes in the sky of Almería dropping 4 thermonuclear bombs (75 times more destructive than those of Hiroshima) in the surroundings of the small town of Palomares. Washington activates all its protocols before a nuclear accident. In El Pardo, Franco is shocked by the news. A top secret search device for the four atomic bombs is launched. The US Army located an intact projectile but two others have spread its radioactive contents throughout Palomares. Of the fourth nuclear bomb ... no sign.