Uncovering reckless nuclear testing in South Australia | Accounts of a Nuclear Whistleblower

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@Oxillious 10 ай бұрын

This documentary deserves more views. This man was very brave and I hope he knows how much respect people have for him blowing the whistle against injustice.

@LJAY95 10 ай бұрын

Yes my full heartfelt respect goes out for this man ❤😢💯

@nicko4756 10 ай бұрын

Aboriginal ppl still suffering today , turned there country into a wasteland , with a national highway thru the middle of it

@MrButtonpresser 10 ай бұрын

Good work. Dad was there for most of the Maralinga tests. He was stationed in the cipher office but did witness one of the blasts first hand. He always says health and safety was poor. It's 2024 now and he's still with us, thank goodness. He has just received his Atomic Veteran medal from King Charlie.

@joyleenpoortier7496 3 ай бұрын

I was born 1955 and raised in Adelaide. My Grandmother Thyroid disease. My mother died of bone cancer in 1974. My eldest sister Thyroid disease and cancer. I’m now 69 and I have been fighting Thyroid disease and nodules for 42 years I was diagnosed in 1981. I grew up knowing about Maralinga and the cloud that came over most of South Australia. The British just walked away.

@DevoteeOfAergia Жыл бұрын

An incredibly courageous person. The world needs a lot more of them but sadly most of us are too afraid or too apathetic to speak out the right from wrong.

@eightshotringcaps 6 ай бұрын

My grandad was there, told me a story of being told to turn around and face the other way when it went off. He said he could see the bones through his arms and legs for a good 5 seconds…. Crazy shit! Lived till 91, unfortunate he’s not around to get the medal.

@dotcassilles1488 2 ай бұрын

My foster mum was involved in the admin, computers and logistics side of woomera, maralinga, etc. She died of cancer. She had a rare type of bone cancer as her primary cancer and then secondary cancer in her breasts. By the time she died the cancer had spread to most of her organs including her brain. She fought for more than 10 years after her initial diagnosis. She donated her body to be studied by scientists at the ANU (Australian National University) because of how rare her cancer was. One of my dads mates was in the military and witnessed the atomic testing, he refuses to talk about what he saw during his service here in Australia and in Vietnam..He says that it's bad enough that he still has nightmares about it and he doesn't want to be the cause of others having nightmares.

@petergracemeguide1280 11 ай бұрын

The pilot episode of the "Thunderbird s " makes reference to this situation. My family members living in the Adelaide Hills are presumed to be affected. My father died age 32 in 1978 nonhodgekins lymphoma, my grandmother never left echunga and had higher exposure levels than service men stationed there also died 1977 in early 50s. Many other locals had many cancers in the 1970/80s and most towns would have a list . As a kid it was like who is next in our region and valley. But in saying that my great uncle and my wifes grandfather were both there and lived a good innings. Still doesnt make it right .

@peterurbanski9718 3 ай бұрын

My father was there with the Buffalo series of tests, he is also featured in snippets you have with a maroon vest pulling a rope with two other men. He was one of the men that set the military vehicles in place, then they blew it up then within a short time went out to see if they could start the vehicles. He said the ground around the detonation site was for 2 kms thick glass as it turned sand to glass. Then he told me of the 4 x aboriginal people who were plied with alcohol, allowed to be in a concreted bunker below ground level. Their bodies were found afterwards. We can tell the story now as he was furious.

@eric_grossman Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video

@TheIsdon Жыл бұрын

A very admirable man Avon, and nice old bloke too.

@sandrainthesky1011 Жыл бұрын

My dad, an aircraft mechanic in the RAF, was in Adelaide. They would wash off the aircraft tyres from the transport planes returning from Maralinga and test their coveralls for radiation. Sometimes they would wash them, other times destroy them. I discovered this upon reading my dad's memoires recently, neither my partner nor I had ever heard of these tests before! My dad died a couple of years back but not cancer related. I wish we could have had a conversation about this, he had never mentioned it that I could ever remember.

@MichaelRogersJesusrules Жыл бұрын

Good onya mate , wish you all the best,i dont live far from you,anyway sadest thing plus did south au take the thing ffor dumping used radioactive rubbish to be buried.itt just went quiet about that from few years ago...and im speachless..the mines up the road just started dynamiting it shakes our house,quite disturbing 3 monthlyy hourly for a day....God bless you!

@patgrl Жыл бұрын

Amazing content ❤❤❤❤❤😍

@MySteamChannel Жыл бұрын

My dad worked there during the blasts. He lived into his 80s...I have cancer.

@michelledowsett970 3 ай бұрын

Such a tragedy, let’s hope government have learned a lesson. Heartfelt sadness for those who suffered after effects, sometimes for generations.

@usebiodiesel 9 ай бұрын

It is worth it Mr Hudson It shows platent disregard for public health.

@CHEMICALLEMON98 10 ай бұрын

My grandfather was there 😢

@cor2250 6 ай бұрын

Sad story ☺️🙏🏻❤️Rip for all the people that died 🙏🏻 and the babies + Thanks for the video

@iownskulllighter Жыл бұрын

What is the song that plays from 4:08 to 5:20?

@Sokol10 Жыл бұрын

In description of the video: MUSIC Martian Winds ARTIST Adam Skinner|Dan Skinner ALBUM ANW - 3153 Epic Synths Floating In Space

@Thegoldmine1 11 ай бұрын

If britain cleaned up the site. what did they do with the plutonium ?

@damianousley8833 11 ай бұрын

ANSTO, the nuclear body in Australian oversaw the cleanup. They experimented with vitrification of the contaminated soil, but in the end, the contaminated materials were buried in deep pits. You can see the cleaning scars in satellite images.

@nicko4756 10 ай бұрын

Cleaned the site , your joking right

@wildweasel8564 5 ай бұрын

Interesting less than 10,000 views and fewer still comments in little over a year. Maralinga Air Field was less than 15 miles from the test site., The two aircraft shown parked at the north end of the field, at 10:30, are British Vickers Valiant high-altitude jet bombers designed to carry nuclear weapons. Possibly one of the aircraft pictured is Valiant B.1 (WZ366) of No. 49 Squadron that drop an atomic bomb at Maralinga on 11 October 1956.

@Gippertron 4 ай бұрын

6:05 the British knew of course

@ToddBrooks-o5m 2 ай бұрын

I remember a movie being made in the 70's or 80's about this . I can't remember the name but the wonderful British government using and abusing the Aboriginal peoples. They used them for guinea pigs then tried to cover it up .