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[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added
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The Atomic EnergyCommission's report added, quote, "Radiationis not new in our lives

[narrator] The Atomic Energy
Commission's report added, quote, "Radiation
is not new in our lives

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[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added,
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quote, "Radiation is not new in our lives.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:36
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...
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
First, you have to know what happens - Downwind 00:06
First, you have to know what happens
They would come to my elementary school, with-- with films. - Downwind 00:06
They would come to my elementary school, with-- with films.
To show me how to protect myself - Downwind 00:06
To show me how to protect myself
[audience laughter] - Downwind 00:10
[audience laughter]
[audience laughter] - Downwind 00:11
[audience laughter]
[laughter, applause] - Downwind 00:09
[laughter, applause]
[audience laughter] - Downwind 00:07
[audience laughter]