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So, the certain types of cancerthat are radiation-related, that RECA does pay out...

So, the certain types of cancer
that are radiation-related, that RECA does pay out for,
there's still, though, no definitive way to say that
it was caused by the radiation, but there is that assumption
that it's there

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So, the certain types of cancer that are radiation-related,
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that RECA does pay out for, there's still, though,
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no definitive way to say that it was caused by the radiation,
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but there is that assumption that it's there.
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17 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:56:14
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...
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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,
What is easiest for the public to understand, - Downwind 00:06
What is easiest for the public to understand,
The functioning, and proper functioning of genes, - Downwind 00:12
The functioning, and proper functioning of genes,