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Some peopleare always askin' me, "Okay, what do we do next?What do we do?" And I...

Some people
are always askin' me, "Okay, what do we do next?
What do we do?" And I say,
"Well, first of all, we work to compensate
those downwinders who are still struggling
to pay bills, and who
are still getting sick." So there is the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act, that was always
incredibly limited, that finally got passed
in 1990

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Some people are always askin' me,
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"Okay, what do we do next? What do we do?"
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And I say, "Well, first of all,
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we work to compensate those downwinders
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who are still struggling to pay bills,
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and who are still getting sick."
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So there is
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the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act,
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that was always incredibly limited,
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that finally got passed in 1990.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:22
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...
It's never gone far enough, - Downwind 00:10
It's never gone far enough,
And that's why I think people still think - Downwind 00:09
And that's why I think people still think
[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so important - Downwind 00:11
[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so imp...
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