1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash, Airbase incident in Greenland
A B-52 bomber carrying nuclear warheads crashed near Thule Air Base.
The crash in 1968 led to an international dispute over nuclear policy.
Known as a symbol of the Cold War era tension and nuclear fears.
This event resulted in significant radioactive contamination in the area.
Categorized as one of the Broken Arrow incidents involving lost nuclear weapons.
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