The Worst Nuclear Disasters

Thule Accident, Janury 21, 1968
A a cabin fire aboard a B-52 forced the crew of the American bomber to abandon the craft before they could carry out an emergency landing. The bomber then crashed onto sea ice near the Thule Air Base in Greenland, causing the nuclear payload to rupture, which resulted in widespread radioactive contamination.

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