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The United States governmentliterally said, in an internal documentthat eventually became...

The United States government
literally said, in an internal document
that eventually became public, that cowboys, Indians,
Mormons, the people
who live in Nevada and Utah, are a low-use segment
of the population

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The United States government literally said,
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in an internal document that eventually became public,
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that cowboys, Indians, Mormons,
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the people who live in Nevada and Utah,
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are a low-use segment of the population.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:32
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...
"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,
It's critical to the function of the heart, - Downwind 00:09
It's critical to the function of the heart,
So, if you're exposed to anything - Downwind 00:27
So, if you're exposed to anything
Not to mention the psychological burden - Downwind 00:06
Not to mention the psychological burden
And I remember, uh, the weekend - Downwind 00:08
And I remember, uh, the weekend
-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing] - Downwind 00:06
-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing]
How many tests do you have to do, - Downwind 00:26
How many tests do you have to do,
Um, and-- and to me, I always said, - Downwind 00:18
Um, and-- and to me, I always said,
[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added, - Downwind 00:09
[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added,
In this atomic age, we are living - Downwind 00:06
In this atomic age, we are living
It is important that we try to understand it, - Downwind 00:07
It is important that we try to understand it,