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The worldwas in a different political situation back then, with the Cold Warthat was...

[Darwin Morgan] The world
was in a different political situation back then, with the Cold War
that was going on

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[Darwin Morgan] The world was in a different
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political situation back then,
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with the Cold War that was going on.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:57
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...
So, I-- whatever the subject is, - Downwind 00:13
So, I-- whatever the subject is,
They were faced with the situation - Downwind 00:09
They were faced with the situation
So, yes, it's easy, - Downwind 00:12
So, yes, it's easy,
Would we have been able to have done it at all, - Downwind 00:05
Would we have been able to have done it at all,
But again, it was a different time, - Downwind 00:06
But again, it was a different time,
[film reel narrator] 640 square miles - Downwind 00:06
[film reel narrator] 640 square miles
65 miles northwest from Las Vegas, - Downwind 00:08
65 miles northwest from Las Vegas,
Since we have no atomic monopoly, - Downwind 00:11
Since we have no atomic monopoly,
But naturally, the folks in St. George, - Downwind 00:13
But naturally, the folks in St. George,
The reason that they chose this site - Downwind 00:07
The reason that they chose this site
Um, the scientists were getting concerned - Downwind 00:08
Um, the scientists were getting concerned
Um, the security alone - Downwind 00:15
Um, the security alone
So the President authorized a top-secret program, - Downwind 00:14
So the President authorized a top-secret program,
So they looked here, at the Nevada Proving Grounds, - Downwind 00:12
So they looked here, at the Nevada Proving Grounds,
They looked at a Camp Lejeune, - Downwind 00:06
They looked at a Camp Lejeune,
But they chose here, - Downwind 00:06
But they chose here,
You gotta remember, the population center - Downwind 00:08
You gotta remember, the population center
Very remote, very hard to get to, - Downwind 00:09
Very remote, very hard to get to,
The President signed the paperwork - Downwind 00:06
The President signed the paperwork
And 45 calendar days later, - Downwind 00:06
And 45 calendar days later,