Downwinder Diaries: Nuclear Blast
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Claus Andreasson
In 1953, a 32-kiloton nuclear bomb was detonated at a Nevada test site. Within two years, some farmers and much of their livestock living downwind of the blast contracted cancer and died, most likely because of the nuclear fallout. Janet Gordon’s brother Kent was one on many affected. From the series Downwinder Diaries. [transcript]
Broadcast: Jul 15 2005 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: War, Public Affairs, Historical, Technology
