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But it's important-- Those were the above-groundweapons tests, and it's importantto...

But it's important-- Those were the above-ground
weapons tests, and it's important
to understand that even after that, underground weapons testing released radioactive fallout
globally, because every test,
uh-- uh, vents

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But it's important--
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Those were the above-ground weapons tests,
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and it's important to understand that
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even after that,
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underground weapons testing
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released radioactive fallout globally,
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because every test, uh-- uh, vents.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:56
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

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Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living do...
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