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[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so important
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I think it'ssomething that's so important for-- for all the survivors, and they deserve...

[Mark Sennet] I think it's
something that's so important for-- for all the survivors, and they deserve $50,000, but that's not enough

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[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so important
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for-- for all the survivors,
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and they deserve $50,000,
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but that's not enough.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:58
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

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Movie Summary

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...
That doesn't even cover the-- - Downwind 00:09
That doesn't even cover the--
So, the certain types of cancer that are radiation-related, - Downwind 00:17
So, the certain types of cancer that are radiation-related,
It-- it is a debate that goes on today, - Downwind 00:06
It-- it is a debate that goes on today,
None of those 54 neighbors can-- - Downwind 00:14
None of those 54 neighbors can--
It doesn't stop it from going into other counties and states. - Downwind 00:05
It doesn't stop it from going into other counties and s...
We have a few politicians now, in the state of Utah, - Downwind 00:18
We have a few politicians now, in the state of Utah,
Testing nuclear bombs - Downwind 00:07
Testing nuclear bombs
I can't think of anything that disqualifies a person more - Downwind 00:10
I can't think of anything that disqualifies a person mo...
Knowing what that has done to public health - Downwind 00:30
Knowing what that has done to public health
And I don't think there's any idea - Downwind 00:11
And I don't think there's any idea
[Kevin] Downwinders are people who live downwind, - Downwind 00:14
[Kevin] Downwinders are people who live downwind,
The United States government literally said, - Downwind 00:16
The United States government literally said,
"A low-use segment of the population,” - Downwind 00:05
"A low-use segment of the population,”
We've got some business to conduct, - Downwind 00:09
We've got some business to conduct,
Not just a low-use segment of the population, - Downwind 00:41
Not just a low-use segment of the population,
They were being experimented upon - Downwind 00:05
They were being experimented upon
[narrator] The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act - Downwind 00:15
[narrator] The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
[Brian] When people are exposed to radiation, - Downwind 00:08
[Brian] When people are exposed to radiation,
And genetic damage is what we call the break in-- - Downwind 00:10
And genetic damage is what we call the break in--
When that happens, there, uh, - Downwind 00:08
When that happens, there, uh,