Downwinders Part 1: The Ultimate Patriots
At the Brink
English - July 25, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - ★★★★★ - 201 ratingsDocumentary Society & Culture Government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Next Episode: Downwinders Part 2: Fatal Harvest
In the race to develop the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer's Trinity test inadvertently exposed thousands of unsuspecting American citizens to toxic radioactive fallout. This test marked the beginning of a decade-long, top-secret campaign of above-ground nuclear testing in the United States. Delve into the firsthand accounts of Downwinders, the earliest casualties of the atomic age. (Part 1 of 2)