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But what we did know,was at that time, uranium was,like, the big thing

But what we did know,
was at that time, uranium was,
like, the big thing

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But what we did know, was at that time,
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uranium was, like, the big thing.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:27
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...
Uranium mining was a big thing, - Downwind 00:06
Uranium mining was a big thing,
-Everybody had Geiger counters. -[Geiger counter clicking] - Downwind 00:09
-Everybody had Geiger counters. -[Geiger counter clicking]
We thought, you know, we're gonna discover uranium, - Downwind 00:07
We thought, you know, we're gonna discover uranium,
It turned out that it was something much more sinister, - Downwind 00:14
It turned out that it was something much more sinister,
I mean, uh, when you look at the cast and crew - Downwind 00:14
I mean, uh, when you look at the cast and crew
Uh, and it's just so much higher - Downwind 00:09
Uh, and it's just so much higher
You know, if it's 60%, it maybe should be 14%. - Downwind 00:05
You know, if it's 60%, it maybe should be 14%.
I mean, uh, one of the reasons could have been - Downwind 00:09
I mean, uh, one of the reasons could have been
Um, RKO Studios, I don't know what they call it now, - Downwind 00:14
Um, RKO Studios, I don't know what they call it now,
And there was still a big pile of this red dirt - Downwind 00:07
And there was still a big pile of this red dirt
And we went back there in the-- I guess this was-- - Downwind 00:08
And we went back there in the-- I guess this was--
And we went over with a Geiger counter, - Downwind 00:06
And we went over with a Geiger counter,
I mean, it has a half-year-- - Downwind 00:06
I mean, it has a half-year--
So, that was a pretty good indication - Downwind 00:07
So, that was a pretty good indication
Certainly, you know, it gets in the food, - Downwind 00:14
Certainly, you know, it gets in the food,
[horses neighing] - Downwind 00:13
[horses neighing]
[Mark Sennet] I was on assignment - Downwind 00:06
[Mark Sennet] I was on assignment
We were doing a story - Downwind 00:06
We were doing a story
And Irma was kind of the activist, - Downwind 00:12
And Irma was kind of the activist,
And she turned to me, and she said, - Downwind 00:15
And she turned to me, and she said,