Palomares

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

By Norbert Suchanek AT the height of the Cold War on January 17, 1966, two US military aircraft accidentally collided in the skies over Andalucia.

17 Jan, 2026 @ 11:30

Almeria·Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

When nuclear bombs fell on southern Spain: Palomares remembers the day the Americans dropped four nukes on it

By Michael Coy PALOMARES doesn’t stand out in any way. It’s just a typical Andalucían village beside the sea. Halfway between the Cabo de Gata

17 Jan, 2025 @ 10:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Spain asks U.S. to remove radioactive soil in Almeria caused by hydrogen bombs falling after 1966 mid-air collision

Spain asks U.S. to remove radioactive soil caused by 1966 mid-air collision in Almeria

THE Spanish government has formally requested the United States to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision saw four hydrogen bombs fall close

7 Mar, 2023 @ 15:19

Almeria·Lead

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was spotted

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:45

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain fears Trump administration will renegotiate agreement to clean up Palomares site where US accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs

The agreement could not be implicated due to Spain's crippling political deadlock

23 Jan, 2017 @ 12:53

Almeria·Business & Finance·Environment·Health·Lead·National News·Politics

USA will not negotiate Palomares clean-up until Spain has government

Clean-up on hold

23 Mar, 2016 @ 08:58

Environment·Lead

USA agree to clear up Palomares nuclear waste 50 years after disaster

Dubbed the ‘worst nuclear accident in US history’, the town of 16,000 - half of whom are British expats - was covered in nuclear waste

5 Oct, 2015 @ 15:22

Almeria·Environment·Lead

40,000 sign petition for Palomares nuclear clean-up

Ecologists and locals unite against government failure to remove highly radioactive matter from Almeria

2 Mar, 2015 @ 16:32

Almeria·Environment·Lead

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

When nuclear bombs fell on southern Spain: Palomares remembers the day the Americans dropped four nukes on it

Spain asks U.S. to remove radioactive soil caused by 1966 mid-air collision in Almeria

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain fears Trump administration will renegotiate agreement to clean up Palomares site where US accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs

USA will not negotiate Palomares clean-up until Spain has government

USA agree to clear up Palomares nuclear waste 50 years after disaster

40,000 sign petition for Palomares nuclear clean-up

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