There are several thoughts that come to mind when one thinks of the word “ nuclear ” , whether it be basic chemistry or highly complex explosives ; nuclear accidents , nuclear incidences or nuclear terrorism are definitely a threat to the community or the world in that matter . But what is nuclear terrorism exactly ? A " nuclear accident , incident , or act of terrorism is an unpredictable , unusual and unwanted event involving radiation and/or radioactive materials . " To specifically distinguish between the three , nuclear accidents are not deliberate and viewed as acts of nature . Nuclear incidents on the other hand are causes that include deliberate actions but these are “ generally non-malicious and non-violent ; may be due to poor judgement or wrong information . ” '' ' Nuclear accidents ' '' are not deliberate and viewed as acts of nature . There are several examples of these nuclear accidents taken place around the world . To start off , a prime example of a nuclear accident would be Palo mares B-52 Accident . On January 17 , 1966 , a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber collided with a mid-tanker airplane that was being refueled at 31000 feet . When the two airplanes collided , the tanker airplane exploded completely killing all crew members , while the B-52 bomber split in half killing a small proportion of the crew . When the airplane split in half , four bombs dropped from the sky . Two of them detonated , causing 2 kilometers of land to be contaminated by radioactive plutonium . The fourth explosive was recovered when it was discovered that it landed on the sea . The soil on the contaminated area had to be removed and placed in barrels , to reduce the amount of pollution having been caused by the nuclear explosive
Palo mares B-52 Accident
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
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