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...nuke was one of four that fell over southern Spain Jan. 17, when a U.S. Air Force B-52 collided with a refueling tanker. The first three bombs -and four crew members-were quickly recovered. The fourth bomb was still missing. Though the bombs were unarmed and protected by radiation-proof shields, the U.S. was understandably anxious to get them all back. To that end, seven hundred U.S. airmen, soldiers, civilian technicians and Spanish troops were scouring a ten-sq.-mi. coastal area near Palomares, and 16 ships-including three deep-sea subs-were combing the ocean floor. All they...
There was little question that the missing nuke would be recovered, but there were predictable repercussions from the Spaniards. After a twelve-hour Cabinet session, the regime of General Francisco Franco discreetly suggested that armed U.S. nuclear bombers henceforth stay in the airspace out over the ocean, well clear of the Spanish mainland...
While Goldwater vehemently protests that he is not nuke-happy, it is this reputation that is ruining his chances for election (see following cover story). Unless and until he can rid himself of the image, he hasn't a hope of entering the White House...
...batteries for underwater propulsion, can move at full speed for only a few miles, then have to slow down to a walk to save electricity. A destroyer that makes sonar contact can hover over such a sub for hours, dropping slow-sinking depth charges. But the nuclear submarines-called "nukes"-can cruise underwater for weeks at top speed. When a destroyer makes sonar contact with one of them, it must attack instantly or its nimble prey will dodge and speed away. Only a quick-acting, long-range weapon has much chance of killing a nuke...