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That doesn't even cover the-- The four or five other peoplethat are in their family, that...

That doesn't even cover the-- The four or five other people
that are in their family, that contracted some sort of
cancer from the nuclear blast

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That doesn't even cover the--
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The four or five other people that are in their family,
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that contracted some sort of cancer from the nuclear blast.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:07
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...
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
[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,