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Now a lot of people might say, "Well,we didn't know all the harm that nuclear radiation...

Now a lot of people might say, "Well,
we didn't know all the harm that nuclear radiation does
to people back in 1957," but actually, that's not true

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Now a lot of people might say,
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"Well, we didn't know all the harm
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that nuclear radiation does to people back in 1957,"
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but actually, that's not true.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:44
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...
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]
[cheers, applause] - Downwind 00:05
[cheers, applause]
Yeah, I've always found it fascinating, - Downwind 00:08
Yeah, I've always found it fascinating,
I mean, there's a really solid idea, - Downwind 00:07
I mean, there's a really solid idea,
And then you let that-- you-- you know, - Downwind 00:06
And then you let that-- you-- you know,
They're lookin' right at it, it is staring 'em in the face, - Downwind 00:06
They're lookin' right at it, it is staring 'e...
They're lookin' right at the nucle-- - Downwind 00:05
They're lookin' right at the nucle--