1968年美國圖勒空軍基地B-52墜毀事件 ,是一起發生在1968年1月21日的飛機墜毀事件,事件中一架美國空軍 的B-52轟炸機 墜毀。這架B-52轟炸機攜帶了4顆氫彈 ,執行冷戰 期間的鉻穹頂行動 ,在飛越北冰洋 的巴芬灣 時,因為機艙起火迫使機組人員在迫降前放棄飛機。6名機組人員成功脫險,但其中1名因為沒有彈射座椅 ,在試圖跳傘 時死亡。飛機隨後墜入格陵蘭島 西北部美軍圖勒空軍基地 附近的北極星海灣 ,導致4顆氫彈頭破裂並擴散,產生大範圍的放射性污染 。
墜機現場的黑色冰面
美國 和丹麥 啟動了一次集中清理和恢復工作,但其中一顆彈頭未被找到。事發後美國戰略空軍的鉻穹頂行動 立即終止,這更加突出了此任務的安全和政治風險。隨後一系列的安全措施被加強,並研製出核武器上使用的更穩定的常規炸藥 。
1995年,有報告揭發丹麥政府 有意對格陵蘭的核武器事故保持緘默,這違反了1957年丹麥的無核區域政策。參與清理的工人因為核輻射 產生相關疾病,一直在尋求賠償。2009年3月,時代雜誌 認為這次事故是世界上最嚴重的一起核事故。
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