Knocking on the Devil's Door: Our Deadly Nuclear Legacy

Summary The nuclear reactor catastrophes at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now at Fukushima, Japan, remind us that a heinous specter hovers over the health and security of millions of people worldwide. Not only does the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation remain but every nuclear station sits as a ticking bomb awaiting meltdown and terrorist attack. Many Russian studies conclude that the Chernobyl disaster has been responsible for the deaths of approximately a million people since the 1986 meltdown. And the cost of the Daiichi Fukushima crisis may be higher. From the mining of radioactive materials to their transportation, from reactor fusion to the storage of radioactive waste, the energy cartel is contaminating natural habitats, rivers and aquifers while endangering millions of lives. View more details

Knocking on the Devil's Door: Our Deadly Nuclear Legacy

Directed : Gary Null Valerie Van Cleve

Written : Gary Null

Stars : Helen Caldicott Ryan Alexander Christopher Busby Betty Chavey

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Genres : History Documentary News

Release date : Jul 31, 2011

Countries of origin : United States

Summary The nuclear reactor catastrophes at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now at Fukushima, Japan, remind us that a heinous specter hovers over the health and security of millions of people worldwide. Not only does the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation remain but every nuclear station sits as a ticking bomb awaiting meltdown and terrorist attack. Many Russian studies conclude that the Chernobyl disaster has been responsible for the deaths of approximately a million people since the 1986 meltdown. And the cost of the Daiichi Fukushima crisis may be higher. From the mining of radioactive materials to their transportation, from reactor fusion to the storage of radioactive waste, the energy cartel is contaminating natural habitats, rivers and aquifers while endangering millions of lives. View more details

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Genres : History Documentary News

Release date : Jul 31, 2011

Countries of origin : United States

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The Dream of Shahrazad

The Dream of Shahrazad

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