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They namedtheir weapons tests after, uh-- uh, Indian tribes,and that shows a lack of-- Of...

They named
their weapons tests after, uh-- uh, Indian tribes,
and that shows a lack of-- Of respect and dignity

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They named their weapons tests after,
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uh-- uh, Indian tribes, and that shows a lack of--
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Of respect and dignity.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:33
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...
And we began our investigations - Downwind 00:15
And we began our investigations
But it's important-- - Downwind 00:16
But it's important--
[Darwin] If the weather was going to carry the cloud - Downwind 00:11
[Darwin] If the weather was going to carry the cloud
If it was going to stay within that range of 170 millirems, - Downwind 00:15
If it was going to stay within that range of 170 millirems,
[narrator] Through nuclear testing, - Downwind 00:12
[narrator] Through nuclear testing,
Somehow, fallout has, - Downwind 00:07
Somehow, fallout has,
And, um, the perfect example - Downwind 00:19
And, um, the perfect example
And it's this-- this long volcanic rock ridge - Downwind 00:12
And it's this-- this long volcanic rock ridge
And this was where the Department of Energy - Downwind 00:14
And this was where the Department of Energy
The highest, deadliest nuclear waste in the world - Downwind 00:09
The highest, deadliest nuclear waste in the world
And the spent fuel rods - Downwind 00:06
And the spent fuel rods
And it turns out, Yucca Mountain's - Downwind 00:11
And it turns out, Yucca Mountain's
That-- that nuclear remnants - Downwind 00:07
That-- that nuclear remnants
Had gone from the top of Yucca Mountain - Downwind 00:17
Had gone from the top of Yucca Mountain
Fallout was so widespread - Downwind 00:15
Fallout was so widespread
And that's how we know how far it traveled, - Downwind 00:07
And that's how we know how far it traveled,
[narrator] So what does the American government do - Downwind 00:07
[narrator] So what does the American government do
[Kevin Kamps] RECA is short - Downwind 00:13
[Kevin Kamps] RECA is short
Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited, - Downwind 00:07
Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited,
It's other diseases, it's genetic damage, - Downwind 00:06
It's other diseases, it's genetic damage,