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[narrator] Through nuclear testing
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Through nuclear testing, the populationof the United States was exposedto nearly three...

[narrator]
Through nuclear testing, the population
of the United States was exposed
to nearly three times the total radiation dose
of the Chernobyl disaster

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[narrator] Through nuclear testing,
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the population of the United States
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was exposed to nearly three times
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the total radiation dose of the Chernobyl disaster.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:09
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...
Somehow, fallout has, - Downwind 00:07
Somehow, fallout has,
And, um, the perfect example - Downwind 00:19
And, um, the perfect example
And it's this-- this long volcanic rock ridge - Downwind 00:12
And it's this-- this long volcanic rock ridge
And this was where the Department of Energy - Downwind 00:14
And this was where the Department of Energy
The highest, deadliest nuclear waste in the world - Downwind 00:09
The highest, deadliest nuclear waste in the world
And the spent fuel rods - Downwind 00:06
And the spent fuel rods
And it turns out, Yucca Mountain's - Downwind 00:11
And it turns out, Yucca Mountain's
That-- that nuclear remnants - Downwind 00:07
That-- that nuclear remnants
Had gone from the top of Yucca Mountain - Downwind 00:17
Had gone from the top of Yucca Mountain
Fallout was so widespread - Downwind 00:15
Fallout was so widespread
And that's how we know how far it traveled, - Downwind 00:07
And that's how we know how far it traveled,
[narrator] So what does the American government do - Downwind 00:07
[narrator] So what does the American government do
[Kevin Kamps] RECA is short - Downwind 00:13
[Kevin Kamps] RECA is short
Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited, - Downwind 00:07
Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited,
It's other diseases, it's genetic damage, - Downwind 00:06
It's other diseases, it's genetic damage,
The amount of money being offered - Downwind 00:10
The amount of money being offered
I mean, $50,000 doesn't buy much in the way of chemotherapy, - Downwind 00:22
I mean, $50,000 doesn't buy much in the way of chemothe...
But the United States government almost never admits guilt, - Downwind 00:10
But the United States government almost never admits guilt,
I mean, it took many decades, - Downwind 00:08
I mean, it took many decades,
And like I said, there was a lot of people - Downwind 00:15
And like I said, there was a lot of people