Downwinders and the Radioactive West

Downwinders and the Radioactive West

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2021-01-27

In the 1950s and ‘60s, the U.S. government conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Nevada desert. The resulting fallout would kick off a decades-long debate over cancer rates, the costs of patriotism, and the responsibility of a nation to protect its citizens.

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Downwinders and the Radioactive West

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In the 1950s and ‘60s, the U.S. government conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Nevada desert. The resulting fallout would kick off a decades-long debate over cancer rates, the costs of patriotism, and the responsibility of a nation to protect its citizens.

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2021-01-27

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57

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English

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PBS Utah

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    Peter Coyote

    Peter Coyote