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It's criticalto the function of the heart, the cardiovascular system,to the lungs, to the...

It's critical
to the function of the heart, the cardiovascular system,
to the lungs, to the endocrine system,
to the Gl tract

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It's critical to the function of the heart,
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the cardiovascular system, to the lungs,
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to the endocrine system, to the Gl tract.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:15
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, if you're exposed to anything - Downwind 00:27
So, if you're exposed to anything
Not to mention the psychological burden - Downwind 00:06
Not to mention the psychological burden
And I remember, uh, the weekend - Downwind 00:08
And I remember, uh, the weekend
-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing] - Downwind 00:06
-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing]
How many tests do you have to do, - Downwind 00:26
How many tests do you have to do,
Um, and-- and to me, I always said, - Downwind 00:18
Um, and-- and to me, I always said,
[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added, - Downwind 00:09
[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added,
In this atomic age, we are living - Downwind 00:06
In this atomic age, we are living
It is important that we try to understand it, - Downwind 00:07
It is important that we try to understand it,
It is also important that we respect its powers, - Downwind 00:13
It is also important that we respect its powers,
[Brian] The United States government, - Downwind 00:13
[Brian] The United States government,
And that film that they produced, - Downwind 00:07
And that film that they produced,
Now a lot of people might say, - Downwind 00:12
Now a lot of people might say,
The scientist who works-- - Downwind 00:20
The scientist who works--
Twelve years later, for the United States government - Downwind 00:16
Twelve years later, for the United States government
But we want you to go inside - Downwind 00:18
But we want you to go inside
It is not constituted an appreciable danger - Downwind 00:08
It is not constituted an appreciable danger
It was absurd at the time. It was dishonest at the time. - Downwind 00:05
It was absurd at the time. It was dishonest at the time.
In retrospect, we can certainly identify it - Downwind 00:10
In retrospect, we can certainly identify it
[film reel narrator] We must be ready - Downwind 00:05
[film reel narrator] We must be ready