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I. M. Esperto
2nd Jul 2003, 01:34
http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap06-30-163202.asp?reg=EUROPE#body

Decades after U.S. H-bombs fell on Spain, photo exhibit gives first close look at accident

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PALOMARES, Spain, June 30 — In a sunny corner of the world where nothing much ever happened, a fruit wholesaler named Martin Moreno climbed atop a leaking American H-bomb and tried to pry loose a souvenir.
Oblivious to the danger from radiation, he poked a screwdriver into a crack, working in vain to secure his prize.