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They were facedwith the situation that they were in at that daywith the knowledge and the...

They were faced
with the situation that they were in at that day
with the knowledge and the instruments
and the capabilities that they had at that time

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They were faced with the situation
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that they were in at that day with the knowledge
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and the instruments and the capabilities
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that they had at that time.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:31
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...
So, yes, it's easy, - Downwind 00:12
So, yes, it's easy,
Would we have been able to have done it at all, - Downwind 00:05
Would we have been able to have done it at all,
But again, it was a different time, - Downwind 00:06
But again, it was a different time,
[film reel narrator] 640 square miles - Downwind 00:06
[film reel narrator] 640 square miles
65 miles northwest from Las Vegas, - Downwind 00:08
65 miles northwest from Las Vegas,
Since we have no atomic monopoly, - Downwind 00:11
Since we have no atomic monopoly,
But naturally, the folks in St. George, - Downwind 00:13
But naturally, the folks in St. George,
The reason that they chose this site - Downwind 00:07
The reason that they chose this site
Um, the scientists were getting concerned - Downwind 00:08
Um, the scientists were getting concerned
Um, the security alone - Downwind 00:15
Um, the security alone
So the President authorized a top-secret program, - Downwind 00:14
So the President authorized a top-secret program,
So they looked here, at the Nevada Proving Grounds, - Downwind 00:12
So they looked here, at the Nevada Proving Grounds,
They looked at a Camp Lejeune, - Downwind 00:06
They looked at a Camp Lejeune,
But they chose here, - Downwind 00:06
But they chose here,
You gotta remember, the population center - Downwind 00:08
You gotta remember, the population center
Very remote, very hard to get to, - Downwind 00:09
Very remote, very hard to get to,
The President signed the paperwork - Downwind 00:06
The President signed the paperwork
And 45 calendar days later, - Downwind 00:06
And 45 calendar days later,
-[announcer] Two! -[explosion rumbles] - Downwind 00:11
-[announcer] Two! -[explosion rumbles]
[film reel narrator] The answer is, - Downwind 00:06
[film reel narrator] The answer is,