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Decades Later, Sickness Among Airmen After a Hydrogen Bomb Accident [1966 Palomares, Spain B-52 crash]
In 1966, a B-52 bomber on a Cold War nuclear patrol exploded over Spain, releasing four hydrogen bombs. Fifty years later, Air Force veterans involved with the cleanup are sick and want recognition. Alarms sounded on United States Air Force bases in Spain and officers began packing all the low-ranking troops they could grab onto buses for a secret mission. There were cooks, grocery clerks and even musicians from the Air Force band. (www.nytimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Typical US military crap. Pad the findings, lose the good evidence, cover it all up and then say everything is A ok. What BS from the idiot generals on down!
Very sad story to read. I had always known of the accident over Palomares but had never heard the behind scenes story of its cleanup. Now I know why! Come on U.S.! Own up to those who have served this country and not those whom want benefits for simply existing.
Congress wouldn't pay medical expenses for 1st responders at ground zero in NYC... why would they pay for something that happened 50 years ago... as if the couple of million that it would take to help all of these fine men would make a difference in our national debt..
I served in the air force, enlisting at 17 for four years. I learned an order was an order. There was a yes, sir and a no, sir but never a but, sir! Those unfortunate airmen had no choice but to go out and do what had to be done. Those who sent them out had no choice, either. Something had to be done, and done immediately. It's impossible to assign blame. Perhaps we can blame government for having an airplane with four atomic bombs aboard with no contingency for an accident. This was a worse-case situation ever.
There is no blame to be assigned. You are correct that it had to be done. The problem is that a responsibility is being ignored and criminally covered up.
You are right. It was irresponsible and, I have to admit, criminal as well. It had to have been Lyndon Johnson, as only he had the power to hush it. Remember Tonkin Gulf.