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In the vast, isolated reaches of the Mid-Pacific
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In the vast, isolated reachesof the Mid-Pacific, we test weaponsof tremendous strength

In the vast, isolated reaches
of the Mid-Pacific, we test weapons
of tremendous strength

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In the vast, isolated reaches of the Mid-Pacific,
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we test weapons of tremendous strength.
Duration
8 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:23
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...
Only smaller bombs are tested inside the United States. - Downwind 00:06
Only smaller bombs are tested inside the United States.
These smaller devices, - Downwind 00:15
These smaller devices,
[Keith Rogers] Testing underground continued - Downwind 00:09
[Keith Rogers] Testing underground continued
Ice Cap was ready and, uh, - Downwind 00:12
Ice Cap was ready and, uh,
Edward Teller was, you talk about regret, he-- - Downwind 00:09
Edward Teller was, you talk about regret, he--
He'd like to be known as the physicist - Downwind 00:09
He'd like to be known as the physicist
When I asked him, where we were as far as being, - Downwind 00:18
When I asked him, where we were as far as being,
And-- and you would get this whole-- - Downwind 00:08
And-- and you would get this whole--
And all of a sudden, - Downwind 00:08
And all of a sudden,
And he goes, "I don't want to go any further in the interview." - Downwind 00:09
And he goes, "I don't want to go any further in th...
We all looked around and, you know, - Downwind 00:06
We all looked around and, you know,
[film reel narrator] Some of the tiny, radioactive particles - Downwind 00:08
[film reel narrator] Some of the tiny, radioactive particles
These particles are called "fallout.” - Downwind 00:10
These particles are called "fallout.”
An invisible remnant of radioactive material - Downwind 00:10
An invisible remnant of radioactive material
But radioactive fallout, - Downwind 00:08
But radioactive fallout,
[Keith] But this was the land-- - Downwind 00:08
[Keith] But this was the land--
And what happened was, the-- the government, - Downwind 00:09
And what happened was, the-- the government,
Restricted their access to this land. - Downwind 00:05
Restricted their access to this land.
But their-- their heritage was still there. - Downwind 00:05
But their-- their heritage was still there.
So, |I-- In-- in the early 1990s, |-- - Downwind 00:06
So, |I-- In-- in the early 1990s, |--