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The Secret Kyshtym Disaster: A Cold War Nuclear Catastrophe

The Secret Kyshtym Disaster: A Cold War Nuclear Catastrophe

This video explores the hidden history of the Kyshtym nuclear disaster of 1957, when a waste storage tank explosion at the Mayak plant released radioactive materials across rural Russia. Learn how the Soviet government kept the disaster a secret, delaying evacuations and leaving residents to face long-term health effects. Nuclear Disasters part 4