Thursday, May 29, 2025

The terrible Legacy of Nuclear Testing by the former Soviet Union in Kazakhstan

Communist regimes don't treat humans very kindly!

"From 1949 to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated 456 nuclear weapons at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan, exposing 1.5 million people to radioactive fallout.
Generations of people in the region now suffer high rates of cancer, fertility problems, heart disease, and genetic birth defects.
Researchers have found the radiation nearly doubled inherited gene mutation risks.
Ongoing Struggle: Despite persistent health issues, neither Russia or Kazakhstan has offered long-term, large-scale aid. ..."

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Atomic bombs destroyed their lives – now they want Russia to pay "Amid calls to restart nuclear testing, families are still suffering from mutations passed down through the generations"


The Atomic Lake in eastern Kazakhstan was formed by a nuclear bomb 10 times as powerful as the one that destroyed Hiroshima


Just one example of many. Abilmansur Erzhanov, 7, was born unable to hear as a result of his grandmother and mother being exposed to radiation


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