Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Special Report: In Chernobyl, a disaster persists

Isn't it "interesting" that the Soviet government denied there was a problem until three days following the event?

Bruce

"Chernobyl occurred in a secretive Soviet society which reformer Mikhail Gorbachev was only just opening up. The authorities embarked on an attempted cover-up and only partly admitted the truth three days later, denying themselves the chance of rapid international aid."

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