10 episodes
On the 80th anniversary of the first atomic bomb blast, Downwinders share stories of what the radiation did to their families and way of life, how the government failed them, and how RECA, while a victory, may be too little too late.
Pt 2 - interview w/authors of new book, Nuclear Power in an Era of Climate Change. New info on health dangers from “permitted” reactor radiation releases.
Nuclear anniversaries: First A-Bomb Test at Trinity in NM, Church Rock uranium tailings pond spill on Navajo Nation lands - both happened on July 16, 34 years apart.
What do Youth Want to Know About Nukes? Q&A with students at Wilmington College & Peace Resource Center + Congressional briefing on radioactive contamination of food/water.
Atomic Museum in Las Vegas tries to make nukes seem like FUN! but ignores radiation dangers, Hiroshima, Downwinders issues - No history, just PROPAGANDA.
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act now attached to Foreign Aid spending bill. Dawn Chapman on educating Congress, working w/Sen. Hawley.
Nuclear weapons kill twice - fast by blast, slow by radiation. Robert Jacobs of Hiroshima Peace Institute shows the human side of radiation’s slow nuclear war in NUCLEAR BODIES: The Global Hibakusha.
Trinity A-Bomb – First photo of the birth of the Atomic Age: Trinity atomic bomb test blast on July 16, 1945. Fallout from this “dirty bomb” is still harming Downwinders, who were exposed and are still exposed to the radia
Trinity atomic bomb downwinder/activist Tina Cordova continues to fight for acknwlegement, compensation for those harmed by the blast's radiation.
Nuclear Waste Warriors from around the United States gathered in Albuquerque, NM in November to brainstorm, strategize, and coordinate efforts and actions. This Week’s SPECIAL: Nuclear Waste Warriors from around the U.S. came together
