50hrs in The Most Nuked Place on Earth Erased from Maps ☢️

[@YesTheory]

Thank you Yes Fam for being on this mission of telling the untold stories around the world. Love Over Fear!

[@adishkattel5230]

Great video

[@Jbmccarty21]

Thank you for sharing your journeys as always

[@mungy27]

fear is what makes Batman cool though

[@7qs]

* Is my name written in the book of life? * If I were to die today will I go to heaven or to hell? * Have all of my sins been forgiven? * Am I in a right relationship with God? * Have I been saved from my sin and the eternal consequences of sin? * Am I spiritually satisfied? * Am I living in victory over sin, the world, the devil? * Have I come to know God’s love for me? * Have I been delivered from darkness? * Have I received the Holy Spirit? * Have I been born again spiritually? * Do I have fellowship with Christ? * Do I come boldly before God in prayer? * Am I cured of all of my anxiety? * Am I at peace with God? * Do I have inexpressible joy in my heart? * Am I longing for my future home in heaven? If yes, then you’ll be spending your eternity with the Lord. If no, then you should be crying out to God to save you.

[@dorpezt]

Love u guys ❤

[@betterchapter]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by Yes Theory is truly a gift.

[@IMZaMaNa37]

yeah it shouldn't be free am I right?

[@TravisTheSavage]

Nothing is free.

[@charleswaynick18waynick58]

​@IMZaMaNa37, then donate or pay to their Patreons like most of us.

[@Narayan]

​​@@TravisTheSavagewhat do you mean. 😂 it is very free to watch KZbin videos. And some KZbinrs makes crazy as content. Depends on our perspective. And of course there are ads which we could say it's not free to watch without it but well well well, it's the thing they need to make some revenue and for KZbin to support the platform. ⚡but it's free enough to the point we don't have to pay in currency to watch.

[@randomsav2209]

@@Narayan your time is definitely a "currency" LOL

[@PickledMorty]

The fact that you guys come to do an interview with that gentleman, and at the end of it he gives you the medal for dismantling the bomb is incredible!

[@sfierro518]

Was so heartfelt. Absolutely amazing person

[@TinyMiniStealth]

@@highestpeeqs9532amen amen! He gives true peace

[@7qs]

GOD is: • Holy • Righteous • Omnipotent • Omniscient • Omnipresent • Immutable • Infinite • Perfect • Eternal • Good • Just • Merciful • Gracious • Loving • Faithful • Glorious • Sovereign • Mercy Of GOD He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-by grace you have been saved. • Love of GOD John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 1 John 4:7-12 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. • Holiness of GOD Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
 who was and is and is to come!” Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up,
 who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
 and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly,
 and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

[@YesTheory]

incredible man, truly inspiring. He lost his parents to radiation exposure, and then participated in the dismantling of the weapons and clean-up of the area. He then holds no grudges, lives in peace and takes care of his family, very inspiring to witness

[@althejazzman]

It shows how quickly the Yes Theory team develop respect for the people they meet.

[@Max_Ivanov_Pro]

Documentaries on KZbin will always have a special place in my heart.

[@fuckbitchesgehmoney]

yeah, just free knowledge, pretty cool to be living through the age of information where you don't have to be rich to receive any education.

[@VoresKanal]

How do you have a mil subs

[@redimade]

@@VoresKanal he doesnt exist

[@chanceslaughter3237]

Woah

[@NederlandsTransatlanticus]

@VoresKanal St. Petersburg really liking green laser light on vacuum cleaner.

[@deeannlett-neal3325]

My father died at age 40 of lung cancer in 1965. He had been an atomic veteran having been in the Navy during WWII exposed while cleaning up Nagasaki. Both sides treat people like pawns.

[@Lex1uth3r]

Yup, my girlfriend's step great grandfather who is in his 90's now but at 17 enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and was part of the fleet that recorded the 2 nuclear bombs tested in Operation Crossroads. He told me all about the tests and how they were told to look away for the first one as it was detonated above ground, and then they were sent through ground zero for both tests to survey the damage to the test vessels. I asked him if he remembered the sound since there is only 1 known recording of one out there. He recalled them vividly, telling me the sound of first was a massive but short boom (so basically just like the recording taken of the one in Utah) but the second, which was detonated underwater, was almost like what a wet towel being snapped like a whip sounds like, but at a lower frequency and obviously much much louder. Couldn't imagine experiencing not 1 but 2 nuclear weapons and at such a young age. Years later he had to get a kidney removed due to cancer from the fallout but it was paid for by the VA since it was actually service related. He's an amazing and humble person that lived a very full and successful life after his time in the navy. I hope he lives until the next time I visit him, would love to record his story even just for the sake of historical preservation.

[@dareal5401]

​@@Lex1uth3r as if the age matters. like if you are 40 suddenly an atomic bomb is not interesting

[@Norwegian_Bastard]

(tl:dr Im a little high and zoned out when having deep thoughts about how I ended up with the worst poker hand, but at least with a coin for the ferry man) My whole lineage is plagued with cancer from nazi experimentation from the war. My grandad was the last to die from it. At the time he was 37, and the tumour that was spread all thru his digestive system, forming one handball size tumour from around the aorta in the lower bowel area, Granddads dad never talked about what happend during the war time and the imprisonment, he died shortly after having a son. Then with my father's generation, 3 out of 4 siblings got the genetic mutations for the cancer. My dad almost passed away also at age 37, during Easter many years ago now. He is the oldest and was one of the first in the to have a near total removal of his large intestines (the part that was left literally exploded 23 years later- major internal bleeding and was what almost killed him at 37) and I am the only 4th generation that has been born from a parent that has the gene, my uncle that didn't get it has kids, the other two don't have children of their own. So I am kind of the last of my generation as well (that was a weird realization). now as I have become older, I find it funny remembering everyone disliking my idea of not wanting biological child(ren) and now seeing how truely fucked up my genes are. I have both sides of my families Genetic disorders and diseases. Im actually planing on sending in a proper dna test to get it sequenced and see just how much is actually fucked up. Because the list of diseases and conditions I have is increasing every time I go to the hospital for MRI-CAT-XRAY, examination or hospitalization 🤣🤣🤣 my doctors records from when i was 2-12 is 187 pages of A4 papers. From 21-25 the new is about the same now.... I can make a smal bible lol. Having spent 60-70% of my life in pain and often agony, my entire adult life I have been in agony, beaten opioid addiction twice in one year, beating alcoholism and other abuse aswell. Life deals you shitty cards, there is always someone that will get that had delt in life, I have never actually felt sad or hopeless because of it. It has taught me all kids of incredible feats. I can endure so much physical stress and load when working I will pass out before I need to take a break if I have to work (having done some industrial fishing that happend a few times pulling 36hr work days. Got some sort of ADHD that works sometimes, and when it does it is stronger than meth, can stay awake for up to 60 hours, (if I take amfetamine or Coke i sleep for 10-16 hours) ive also had to be in isolation and on my own for so huge parts of my childhood does not exist because i was just on my own, made it hard to learn to be a normal human, first time i felt true happiness was when buying my mum a Christmas gift (never having gotten any joy or happiness at all out of taking or giving presents in my life) i had to pull off the road to wipe tears and smile for a few hours. Only ever felt that way again once. Two times in my life can I say I have been truely happy. (Having had an emotionally abusive Stepmom, and a dad that mirrors others behaviour subconsciously) I can't really complain either, it's not like I know anything else. But i think deep down even tho I love being this messed up mentally and physically makes life so much more interesting, I have so many possibilities just because of how my social network is, I can go back to school with a stipend from the government, i have lots of shady friends, ex gang members. Have bar and restaurant experience and lots of connections there as well. Not having been dealt this hand in life would never let me explore the world both in the Light and darkness. Of course I would love to wake up in the morning being able to move and not having every single muscle in my body be sore all the time, or problem stemming from injuries. But I could never enjoy the times where it does not hurt and everything in the world just feel like it comes to a rest, like walking outside at night with a joint. Down main street in the little village on top of the world where I live. Its something that never would have happend had I made better choices, and somehow i feel at home this way. ( writing and not knowing if someone will ever read something i have written that is just a bunch of ideas from a long string of thought is a little exciting actually, like my own little easteregg)

[@Geoplanetjane]

Los Alamos most certainly still exists.

[@Shuen.Li.Spirit]

There are many shows where people travel and criticise negatively about the places and people they visit. You guys show utmost respect and compassion and that has earned you one more new subscriber today. Deeply moving especially towards the end. That wise man’s gift is testament to your pure hearts. Honouring your journey. 🙏

[@Fenthule]

That gift in the closing scene genuinely made me tear up. That gentleman is a shining example of how one should strive to live their life. What an honorable man. I applaud you for taking this long journey and the story it told. It's terrifying what our leaders are capable of and how they seemingly play us like pawns in their games.

[@TheScarletteWhisper]

I agree. Made me tear up too. He is an amazing person, everyone should learn something from the people of Kazakhstan.

[@jenverosayan4940]

tears were, indeed, shed

[@nikostalk5730]

@@TheScarletteWhisper all of us - must understand, this is not just a gift or present, or giveaway item. This is a word of peace, which must be get as a very serious thing. People can pass away, but the results of their work - always stay, where it were done. We must me more rational, more educated, like people in USSR, with great honor to a people, not to a leaderships. Otherwise - we will never see a future. This is more than just word, this is a message to survive as a population!

[@melooone]

@@nikostalk5730 I agree with your sentiment, but the people in the video are not from the USSR. See 26:09

[@nikostalk5730]

@@melooone he compared "then" and "now". But beside all bad stuff, USSR had a really high-tier of education. Look at Father, he speaks gently, politely, wisely, like any old man from USSR era.

[@adama3231]

These stories are Yes Theory at their best. And it’s so good seeing Thomas & Amar doing stories together.

[@adama3231]

@@highestpeeqs9532 why would you respond with that crap on my comment, go away

[@EllenOzHealth]

I completely agree! Thomas’s narration, the storytelling, editing, and quality of content is just captivating!! I’m so happy to have Ammar in so many videos now that he can travel much more freely.

[@ericlarochelle650]

man, I would NOT be so willing to leave my passport with the clerk overnight. That’s tough, because you’re relying on a tour guide to find you a place, in the middle of nowhere, and you don’t want to make things awkward, but that, is sketchy as all hell.

[@fuguthefish]

It used to be rather common in Eastern Europe. I suppose it's the same into the former USSR.

[@drmurphy4043]

Not only people of Semipalatinsk region but also the citizens of the neighbouring regions were severely harmed, babies born with anomalies, deadly diseases, poisoned water and land. These territories are still not apt for animal farming and agriculture. The moskovian government didn't warn the locals and didn't try to treat the post-nuke diseases. 😢 No one cared about the ecosystem and people.

[@ayasha.worldwide]

For the first time, seeing my all-time favorite channel explore my homeland Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 brings me immense joy. When I saw on Instagram that you guys had landed in Kazakhstan, I literally shed a tear. It's always disheartening to see our region go unnoticed, so witnessing this new episode covering one of our historically significant places fills me with emotion. Thank you, Yes Theory, for journeying to my homeland Kazakhstan 🇰🇿. I hope to see you back for more untold stories! 💛💛

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

I don't know if you've heard of a KZbin called bald and bankrupt but I watch him. He has traveled all over the former USSR. Kazakhstan is one place I would love to visit. The people seems cool and I'm sure a lot of the older generation have lots of interesting stories to tell. I love world history and there's a lot of it in Kazakhstan. I'd also love to see some of the old deviate architecture and art.

[@SW56964]

можно только позавидовать людям, которые не знают, что запад - зло. вернее, не хотят знать, потому что это значит расстаться с мечтой, с которой вырос. можно рыдать месяцами и до сих пор не вылечиться. все равно рыдания находят время от времени, порой неожиданно. а люди, которые сохраняют свою мечту (потому что разбитые мечта даже годами не лечатся) тебя поносят, живя в своей мечте. и самое удивительное, думают, что неопровержимо правы. потому что расстаться с мечтой это как поменять свое лицо на чье-то другое, противоположное и пытаться к этому привыкнуть. только хуже...

[@PiasTaz]

I got goosebumps, and teary eyed watching this. Born in Shymkent the Texas of Kazakhstan.

[@max27120]

@@TruthIsTheNewHate84 i visited kazakhstan in november, it is amazing you should do it

[@erwinsmith3198]

@@PiasTaz nobody calls it the Texas of Kazakhstan, sit down.

[@EllenOzHealth]

I love the way Ammar thinks about things. He has such a humane and grounded way of thinking. His heart is so big and compassionate!!

[@timlol4374]

I was gonna say the same thing! I strive to be more like him. Mad respect for that man!❤❤❤

[@karask9253]

minus his Palestinian views that show how Anti-israel and anti-semetic he is. really upsetting.

[@mushynugget8205]

@@karask9253can you explain what specific views of his are anti-semitic?

[@ablindmelon]

@@karask9253 Being against the massacre of innocent civilians doesn't mean being anti-semitic ;)

[@karask9253]

@@ablindmelon and beliving that Israeli's dont have a right to defne dthemelseves after 1400 people were brutally raped and murdered, just because they were jews, does

[@johnmccombe6342]

That gentleman giving you all his medal brought tears to my eyes. This world needs more people like him.

[@johnmccombe6342]

@highestpeeqs9532 nah..Jesus is a pretty boring fictional character. If I'm gonna do anything for a fictional character it would probably be someone like Deadpool.

[@Amomoo]

@@highestpeeqs9532 shut up

[@FlipzPlayz]

jesus was real mate, just a politician @@johnmccombe6342

[@funnicanuck1]

This was by far one of the best of the Yes theory I've seen, and yes, when he gave them the medal I definitely got something stuck in that eye. Not a more deserving bunch can be found.

[@RealSweatyGamer]

@@johnmccombe6342 Jesus was heavily documented in history, not a fictional character. Now god on the other hand....

[@ryancolegrove5994]

This was such an important story to tell here. What the older woman said resonated with me deep. "We should be friends, visit each other trade with each other, help each other. You shouldn't fight. Peace we need peace." We are all the same, and regimes are not their people. War is never the answer, and until we break the cycle and choose love for one and other, there will continue to be stories like this. I have hope in the future and in the future generations. But there is a lot of work to do. Thank you to Yes Theory for bringing this to light.

[@Qiunell]

we tried peace through trade as Germany towards Russia, look where that brought us. Not everyone resonates with this message sadly. I hope to a better world one day...

[@poloska9471]

You didn't try anything because you are not in charge of anything. I don't think anyone here actually understands how economies and politics work... your guys view and understanding of global order is extremely flawed and rudimentary. Most ordinary people seem to think this world runs the same way as their local grocery store or little town. It is far more complex and there are things that simply cannot be any different. When you bring up Russia and yourself, you should actually ask yourself why Russia upheld its side of the treaty against nuclear weapons and reduced its stockpile while the US lied about it and kept expanding NATO. Every time Russia agrees to anything with the west, the west simply lies and does whatever expantionist strategy it wants. So don't kid yourself kid. @@Qiunell

[@youngchicken322]

bot @@poloska9471

[@EL-Ki-Yanas]

Once the divine feminine was removed, things went chaotic. Masculine energy is chaotic without the feminine. The divine feminine is magnetism and the Masculine is electricity. Electricity is a weakened version of magnetism. The "moon" is a major cause of this. The moon randomly showed up about 6k years ago. The moon is on the inside of the firmament and that's why it's getting covered in rust. The Blue sky we see is an electromagnetic energy field. One day soon the firmament will open up and there will be thousands of ships in the sky. The Blue Flame of Melchizedek has returned 💙

[@rvo8915]

@@poloska9471 This expanding NATO. Did it ever occured to you why these ex-sovjet countries volantaraly ASKED to the NATO if they could join this DEFENSE organisation? The people of Russia are mind conditioned that NATO is the enemy, in reality they are not. NATO wil never attack a soevereign country by it self, to gain land or for whatever reason. If you think this way, you don't have a clue what NATO is and where it stands for.

[@xNightAngelx96]

That man gave up something very dear to him but he also gave it with a message of positivity to all of us.

[@Izzydoesnails]

Him gifting you his metal & the way you all responded was beautiful.

[@louburnett6782]

So humbling and interesting. All people who have seen the bomb want a world without it. That medal needs to be displayed somewhere with that message. Great film guys.

[@arsenal_84]

Not Putin and Kim though. The fact that these leaders can use it as a form of threat indicates a lot of their mentality.

[@paximus]

​@@arsenal_84 if pytin and kim can use it as a form of threat, the usa already used it to "send a message", so personally, im afraid the usa is the country who most likely will use it.

[@arsenal_84]

@@paximus who cares which country will use it. You and me are powerless to stop them anyway.

[@pikameme3322]

@@paximusdoesn’t matter who uses it, we all lose

[@yourass7934]

@@arsenal_84 lol we have no 3 world war thanks to nuclear weapon

[@natalieand7825]

I wasn't expecting to burst into tears suddenly at the end. His trust that you guys will share the message of Peace, so much so that the medal representing his role in Peace now moves to your hands. What a great episode, and such a necessary message for todays world. My Love to you all.

[@nseight]

I burst into tears at the end to* Sending best & well wishes from Scotland*

[@TheScarletteWhisper]

The fact that many of us did not know this history of Kazakhstan is why this video is so incredibly important. At school we only learned of the leaders of the Soviet Union. We should have been learning this - the people of countries being impacted, the impact of testing and bombs, the messages of these people. No longer should we be focused on the leaders that caused such carnage - but the messages of those that went through it as “ordinary people” as that gentleman said. Absolutely loved this video and I am grateful to have learned history around this time in the past and of this country. So many horrible things from war. When you guys were discussing the amount of bombs there are and how it could kill us all 600 times over - that was an emotional moment. What is the point of all of this - that’s what many of us wonder. Excellent video. Well done! Thank you for telling stories less heard. And beautiful ending with the gentleman giving you the medal, with lovely message. I hope it inspires younger generations.

[@xzytqweo3538]

We were brought up believing that USSR was our enemy...to fear communism and the threat of a nuclear war. But it was the officials that controlled the ability to create this unimaginable horror, to destroy the earth 600 times over, and crack the world apart, that we really should fear. Everyday people in every country around the world don't want this kind of a life. We all want peace and to get along. Be friendly and work together. But certain people and social media would have it otherwise and keep us in fear and up in arms with each other. Thank you for making videos like this...the truth...how others around want peace and to get along and how power hungry individuals want to destroy us all.

[@johnborden9208]

His assertions about killing all life 600 times over and cracking the earth into pieces are absolutely WILD exaggerations! Now, I believe in peace just as much as you do, and for the most part I thought this was an excellent and thought-provoking video, so please don't get me wrong. But all the nukes in the world wouldn't even come close to ending all life on earth even once. And you'd probably need many trillions of times the total number of nuclear weapons that have ever existed in order to break the planet into pieces.

[@iam5085]

USSR did attack and occupie many countries in Europe, Russia even started the WW2 together with Nazies, and kept the countries they invaded for decades. There was nothing good about them. Of course Russia was to be blamed, other nations in USSR did what Kremlin told them to do.

[@Telephony954]

The sad truth is that the buttons to launch are held by the craziest people on earth. politicians.

[@iam5085]

Putin is ex-KGB member, still imperialistic by nature, and his lackies are the ones that throw the 'nukem em' slogans

[@crxgames]

I think this could be one of the most important videos you guys have done. These people have never had the chance to tell their story like this and they're gettting toward the end of their life. Thank you for documenting their stories. They are important and need to be heard.

[@2Sugarbears]

I agree.

[@johnr.seydel3821]

1000000000%

[@bozz1e]

This. 100% this comment. I have covid today and had nothing better to do than binge on KZbin and after I found the Yes Theory channel, I stopped surfing and just kept watching. This one has to be one of, if not THE, most important videos you guys have made. If this could reach even just a small number of decision makers in this life, it will have all been worth it.

[@martinlaceyphoto]

1. Every Kazakh person in this video was generous and kind. 2. Great drone work as always, YT 👏🏻.

[@lh.3448]

Hi, I'm from that city! Grew up there till I was 7, visiting my grandparents every year. I was so surprised to see that you guys really traveled there. Thanks for the content!

[@Broetchen98]

10:45 So the soviets said:Oh there's still a nuke there: Well let me look at my clock. Oh hey It's closing Time. I think I'll leave. That's not my problem anymore. That's fucked up.

[@fragi1e757]

Kazahstan was part of the Soviet Union when the Union collapsed (so in the way they were also so-colled "sovients"). There were a lot of nukes and other radioactive sources left by Soviet Union in Baltic countries and Kavkaz counrties. There were even more left to rot in todays Russia. It's not like the soviets said "it's not my problem or smth", there were no soviets anymore and no was willing to pay anyone to deal with the atomic mess left by bygone Empire. So, each former Union Repuplic had to figure out a way to deal with it problems by itself.

[@bobmurray3229]

The locals that invited you into their home are awesome ! What beautiful folks

[@Luvsake00]

that medal should be in a museum. use it to spread peace as far as your reach is. you are in such a unique once in a lifetime position to reach not only certain counties, but the world

[@CobraPhobic]

Screw the museum. They can tell the story without that medal! I rather let Yes Theory own that medal than a museum full of artifacts.

[@mikekelley7589]

My mom was a downwinder with her parents. They watched the tests here in the US in Nevada (sometimes familys would gather & have a picknic to watch it). I have recordings of my grandfather talking about the testing and then exposure. They were given badges to track levels, if dust was too much on thier cars they werent allowed to go into Vegas etc. Crazy times.

[@DaveStuart-n8i]

People should know what these governments did to their citizens when testing these awful weapons. All assholes.

[@darwinawardrecipient955]

Wearing a hazmat suit there is like putting on mesh goggles and swimming in sewage.

[@Geoplanetjane]

Los Alamos still exists. It has not been dismantled.

[@Geoplanetjane]

It is still a National Laboratory

[@annameyer2408]

Thank you guys so much for this video!!!!!! After leaving Kazakhstan, my home country in 1992 as a kid, I have lived in many countries, having a family with a former US soldier, having Russian and German heritage throught both sides of my grandparents, my message to my children and to my and their friends has always been the same: STOP THE WARS! It is our task to make sure that even the threats of, espeicially a nuclear one, wars find an end! Please spread the clear message for global peace from your Kazakh friends in this video! Show the medal which was given to you and retell the story, please! Thanks a million! Can't say it often enough!

[@Movingfrag]

The reason for making an "Atomic Lake" was a test for a peaceful application of the nuclear bomb - to quickly create a lakes for collecting rain water for irrigation. But as a result it was found that because of the underground explosion the soil got much more contaminated with the long-decaying isotopes than it was predicted so lake is unusable for so long that it is impractical. There were more tests made for the ministry of natural resources and ministry of energy - like attempt to use low power nuke to extinguish underground fires in deep gas or oil wells. Or using low power nukes to create an artificial seismic wave to disrupt the geological formations to be able to test for the traces of minerals in the gas coming from the deep to find the new mineral deposits.

[@Isa-r8q]

can we appreciate for a moment the hospitality of the ppl, a table full of food and tea :))

[@angelcakeqtice2001]

The fact that man gifted you that medal goes to show how monumental it is for that whole community to get their first, and maybe even only chance to tell their story of devastating loss yet relentless hope.

[@angelcakeqtice2001]

That medal belongs in a museum, but nobody wanted to hear their story until you came along. That meant something to that man.

[@Kyleigh-Hughes]

For the first time, seeing my all-time favorite channel explore my homeland Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 brings me immense joy. When I saw on Instagram that you guys had landed in Kazakhstan, I literally shed a tear. It's always disheartening to see our region go unnoticed, so witnessing this new episode covering one of our historically significant places fills me with emotion. Thank you, Yes Theory, for journeying to my homeland Kazakhstan 🇰🇿. I hope to see you back for more untold stories!

[@ryanclark9386]

Don't you guys have Borat he's a national treasure

[@Jeffrey-kq2wr]

Stolen comment

[@isaacjames5486]

Yes Theory videos have been unbelievably good lately. Truly some of the very best journalism in the world.

[@Enotherahealth]

I’ve been your fan since your Project30 days! I’m from Kazakhstan and so happy you covered such an important issue to my country and the world in general! Thank you for this amazing film ❤

[@Enotherahealth]

Another heartbreaking documentary about this place I saw a while back was about infant cemetery - there were and still are lots of babies dying from complications because of radiation

[@tombrinkmann3546]

I love how you guys are around all those former unknown people you treat everyone with respect, you show sincere interest in them and even manage to make everyone laugh. That’s in my opinion one of the key factors why your videos are so amazing. Thank you great video once again!

[@jangrahame4891]

Imagine, if all the money that was spent on war in the last one hundred years, had been spent on bettering the human condition. Where would we be?

[@ConnyWeirdWorld]

I've had the same thought quite often. It's so sad that people - or rather governments - decide to destroy each other and the planet, instead of helping each other and caring for the planet we live in.

[@Mike-ms6he]

The most nuked place on the planet must be by yield as the NTS had nearly double the number of detonations (828 vs 456).

[@Mike-ms6he]

Additionally Rosatom is one of the few companies that can never be sanctioned- the risk to nuclear power plants worldwide is too great if Russian parts are not available for maintenance. Putin decided in 1991 to ensure Russia is the world leader in nuclear technology.

[@UOFW]

These are my favourite style of stories from your channel. It’s a amazing combination of historical voyeurism, exploration and exposure to secret sites and the modern day implications faced by former residents.

[@TheFoxStalksHisPrey]

What a monumental gesture from that elderly man at the end, impeccable human.

[@notflanders4967]

That medal represents so much, and carries immeasurable power. I believe he gave it to you because he realized that you guys can utilize the power more then he could. You guys have the ability to influence and educate 8.8 million people... This one really got me thinking. 🙏

[@nightwheel]

And now this video has been seen 3.1 million times. Meaning his message and the message of the others who were willing to talk. Were able to reach the eyes and ears of way more people than they themselves would have been able to reach on their own. They seized their golden opportunities and swung for the fences with it.

[@jkoll42]

Great vid but I did come here to say the statement your guide said that if all the weapons were detonated at once it would crack the earth in half and kill all life 600x over is a MASSIVE overstatement. To say that all the weapons combined would be 100,000 megatons is probably a little generous but it's a round number. The Chicxulub impact event that lead to a mass extinction (but did not end all life) was estimated to be 72 MILLION megatons. Yes I get there would also be radioactive fallout involved but it most certainly would not crack the earth in half nor would it be likely all life would end.....and not 600x more than needed to end all life.

[@pyrothane]

So glad somebody said this, saved me some typing!

[@jonash6070]

Yah, that guide is wrong. The people in the comment section need to see this comment.

[@DKofDAH]

Thanks for saving my time typing all this. Yes we could easily eradicate 95-99% of all vertebrae life on the planet at the time and even make human survival very challenging but we couldn’t even start to make a dent in the earth crust even if we tried very hard. It was and still is absolutely stupid what we are doing to ourselves and others never the less.

[@irenafarm]

The Earth is WAY bigger than people realize.

[@johnporterfield7523]

You have to realise 99% of atomic bomb "knowledge" is utter and complete military propaganda.....they're no where near as effective as the hype or they'd be used somewhere by someone by now. Hiroshima was a wood and paper city.....the only concrete building at ground zero was a bank.....and its still there

[@stargazergirl22]

Another great video but there’s something I would like to clear up. You said that Los Alamos was completely dismantled which is actually not true. After the war, the university of California took over the site, and while most of the original buildings from the era of the Manhattan Project have been torn down, the town of Los Alamos continued to grow and still exists today. The work that was done on the Manhattan Project to create the first atomic bomb continued through the Cold War and eventually evolved into what is now the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). LANL is now more focused on many different research projects from space exploration to medicine to renewable energy.

[@skyepaul261]

Hey Yes Theory team! I know these are some of the more difficult episodes to film. But they're some of the best (Iraq, Albania, Afghanistan, Lost Pyramid). I appreciate your hard work and look forward to seeing more cultural deep dives and exposes like this!!!! Y'all inspire me on my journey :)

[@colleenuchiyama4916]

My daughter is a nuclear physicist, and even she is fuzzy about the history of this place, so thank you for an enlightening episode.

[@super_terram]

Egyptians stripped the pyramids of marble and stone for rebuilding purposes throughout Cairo. To this day, there are places you can visit in Cairo and other locations with stone in the wall featuring hyroglyphics, because they were looted from temples and other sites centuries ago. It's a long standing human practice to reuse old abandoned or disused materials that are otherwise just rotting because everyone stopped caring about them.

[@alexandrprikhodko1082]

Thank you so much for creating this! I grew up in Kazakhstan and the theme of the polygon isn’t something people chose to talk about a lot due to the scale of this tragedy: so many people died of cancer/ born with various health issues, not talking about the land that’s poisoned for centuries. Thank you for showcasing many sides of the story and leaving a clear message in the end, much love! 🇰🇿

[@frances_caluya]

25:20 "I would like to have a peaceful sky over my head" - this line will stick with me for a while. Your videos have allowed me to see so much of the world, which I probably could never have seen. Thank you, Yes Theory.

[@odyssey5376]

If you're interested, "peaceful sky over head" is pretty common expression in slavic languages. Don't know who invented it, but it's still great, gives some sort of hope and inspiration. I'm russian, thats why I know what I'm talking about

[@odyssey5376]

For the first time, this expression, according to Soviet sources, appeared during the Second World War and was used among Soviet soldiers

[@4literv6]

Reminded me of the song catalyst by linkin park. 🤔

[@strubbleler]

A bit sad but truly honorable, the old man, knowing he has not long on this planet anymore, proceeds to forward his precious medal as a gift, lest the message never be forgotten and passed on! Beautiful!

[@mariecoleexperience4494]

There was a point in the film where the gentleman says “…the ordinary people were injured.” We the people who just want to hug our children and love or friends and family all over the world are always the ones injured by the hatred of few men. Thanks for what you do Yes guys!!

[@jimbarnard12345]

your compassion and sincerity are amazing. i always am amazed at the brotherhood amongst your group. you treat everyone with so much love. makes me feel good to watch

[@ne36873]

I lived in Kazakhstan for a number of years - a beautiful country with beautiful people, who have unfortunately have had a very challenging past. One that still affects the present.

[@vstoykovbg]

11:29 - To give your passport at the hotel reception and to get it after you check out is some sick soviet shit.

[@woahthatsmusa866]

🤣🤣🤣 they need enough time to make a copy of it

[@andreamondragon151]

This should be spread all around. Great message . Excellent way to portray it . Thank you 🙏🏼 May peace be in everyone’s heart

[@Willcoolguy27]

This is beautiful. What you did for those people; letting their story be heard, and helping inform the younger audiences too. This touched my heart

[@SrChief]

456 nukes? That's nothing. We detonated >900 in Northern NEVADA. True story, look it up. Great video, BTW.

[@stanpinchuk]

Being born in Semey, this one hit close to home.

[@iainwalker4285]

only just discovered this channel yesterday, so you are the reason I didn't get any work done...... this video is amazing and very tastefully done.... Thanks guys. looking forward to the next one.

[@888berg]

*@**17:50** "this is the only place in the world were you can walk on a test site" Incorrect - we can do that in Maralinga, South Australia!*

[@GEODUCK9]

Enjoy your ghoulish claim to fame

[@efegecili]

Knowing he has already hit his 73s and pretty much living alone, that guy probably felt the best thing after telling all of these

[@user-xc7dj7bu1w]

It's hard not to cry at the end when he gave the medal. A reminder to all that war does not always solve problems. And sometimes even a cold war can create new ones

[@lisacunniff5610]

May peace rest in the hearts 💕 of everyone. A very touching story showing again why love is so important over fear. Well done for taking on such a mission. Love to all the yes family and crew. Love how Steffan clearly states his fears and what he needs to overcome them with love ❤

[@rei2515]

genuinely one of, if not, THE best documentaries I've ever seen on KZbin. incredible work

[@Billybobble1]

Amazing job team, please don't let this story end here, your platform is so powerful. I did not know too much about Kazak people, but now I know they are truly beautiful and inspirational, thank you Yes Theory.

[@mathias2410]

The vastness and flatness of that area of Kazakstan is amazing!

[@Anand_Thayalan]

Ppl are good everywhere you go , hope there will be an era in future when there is no such bitterness among our human community across globe

[@Sbinott0]

That guide is anything but a nuclear expert, we never had anywhere near close to “cracking the planet in half”

[@mifiwi3438]

Yeah this caught me really off-guard, even if you took all the uranium in the Earth's crust, mantle, and core and built as many hydrogen bombs with it as possible, the explosion would still be many times weaker than the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. Even the fucking Mars-sized planet that crashed into the Earth 4.5 billion years ago and created the Moon didn't "split" the Earth, it ejected less than 20% of the crust and upper mantle. And that one was trillions of times more powerful than all nukes combined. Realistically, detonating all existing nukes would devastate the immediate georegion they landed in (it wouldn't even be enough to affect all of Eurasia, but enough to completely devastate smaller continents like North America, excluding Central America and the Caribbean) and cause a global nuclear winter for maybe 3-4 years at max (back then it would have been worse but modern hydrogen bombs barely create any fallout or atmospheric soot), but that's it. No splitting the Earth. No 100-year winter. No supermutants everywhere on the planet, most of the radiation would be gone in a week, and cancer rates in remote regions like New Zealand would be barely affected.

[@deeannlett-neal3325]

Think about it, the world divided by them and us.

[@Sbinott0]

@@deeannlett-neal3325 he was not speaking metaphorically

[@maolcogi]

There was a good deal of exaggeration about the power of nuclear weapons they couldn't crack the planet even if we turned every bomb ever made into one big one, and things like not being able to visit test sights as you can occasionally visit the trinity sight. We may have been able to kill all life 600 times over if you put it all in one place but for reference the chicxulub meteor produced as much explosive energy as 100 teratons of TNT, 4.5 billion times the explosive power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The number of nuclear warheads peaked in 1985, when an estimated 63,600 nuclear warheads existed, even if every bomb was 1 megaton (most were much smaller) we wouldn't even reach one dinosaur killing meteor. Edit: great video though, and I'm not trying to bash the guy for what he said or downplay the horror of nuclear weapons, I've spent a lot of time around them and have a deep respect for both the amazing power of physics they represent and the absolute atrocious threat to all human life they are.

[@pongmaster123]

jep was searching for this comment

[@avasil14]

Метеорит, убивший динозавров был радиоактивным?

[@maolcogi]

@@avasil14 Yes, the layer found in the geologic record that points to the Chicxulub impact kicking up large quantities of Iridium.

[@tdjtomas]

Damn! He gave his own medal to Yes Theory crew! That's an exceptional moment to witness!

[@sen0440]

this documentary need at least 30M views, it's so important

[@olivierschneider9968]

So much empathy and wisdom from these people. They should be listened by all politicians over the world. Thanks for this vid.

[@quinnlee9759]

This is by far my favorite short documentary you guys have made. The nuclear war threats terrify me, more than most people around me understand. There aren’t words do describe what I felt after hearing that the nuclear arsenals could, quite literally, could split the world, the planet that harbors all of the life we have ever known. Not to mention being able to kill ALL life on earth more than 600x over. Seeing those who lived through the tests, and still remain there, knowing that Kazakhstan has abandoned all nuclear weapons and is now fighting for the peace the world needs. I wish it was talked about more, people need to realize what these single people, the ones at the head of our country and others, have the power to do with a single push of the button. No one should have the power to kill tens of thousands with a singular goddamned button.

[@PearHellforge]

21:55 that's an album cover right there

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

The tour guide said there were enough bombs to crack the planet in half that's definitely not true you would need a virtually incalcuable amount of energy for that

[@devloop0]

The numbers mentioned by this one guy are highly excessive. Detonating all atomic bombs at once would harm humanity and all life on earth. But there is no way it would split earth in two. Merely a scratch on its surface.

[@IunintarSadap]

23:45 besides all the great effort and stories in this episode, I noticed a cutie cat on Ammar’s lap.

[@tatianamalistova8966]

Yeeees, so cute 🥰

[@MariyaMary2023]

My homeland, thank you guys for showing the world such important things ❤️

[@Simpleburger1968]

Wowsers ! I visited here with a group - headed by Yerlan - last Autumn . Visited most of the places featured ....though of course the lake was not frozen then ! The hospitality of the Kazakhs is wonderful !

[@MrWiseinheart]

Curious how expensive the guide was. My dad was born in that area.

[@Simpleburger1968]

@@MrWiseinheart With our tour it was all bundled up into a grand total ie I wouldn't know how much of the cost was the guide. I would be curious to hear how the makers of this film came to hire Yerlan and obtain the access that they did : they really struck gold ! 😀👍

[@Crystal_CNY]

This one made me cry for so many reasons. Thank you for all you bring to the world! Thank you to those willing to share their stories. So much love to all!

[@lavangabeddewela7856]

may all beings enjoy their life freely & peacefully

[@campei1257]

Boycott betterhelp!

[@isaacjordan940]

Why?

[@campei1257]

@@isaacjordan940 Soggy Cereal - KZbins worst sponsorship is back (betterhelp)

[@Julio-k5c]

Thomas. Amar. PLEASE market the appearance of this video and title differently. Make it more about the message the locals inspire to voice to the world, not just about the weapon. There’s a responsibility with being the first to document this information. Make its interpretation accessible to all, it’s quite an emotional poem. Although it may be more work and less favorable to the youtube algorithm. Humankind thanks you. Let it go viral, let’s make it go viral.

[@diane9247]

This is so moving. The people of Kazakhstan are begging the world - all of us! - to stop war, dismantle our weapons, live in peace. Listen to them!

[@GenMilleXial]

THIS is what i’m talking about. Less reality TV/Road Rules stuff and more of the cinematic, vast storytelling stuff. Excellent return to form…to stay, i hope.

[@wonderwall135]

well they can do both...their channel is about seeking discomfort, so the road rules/reality stuff fits in far better with the ethos of challenging themselves and getting in uncomfortable situations. While I love the storytelling documentary type videos, that doesn't exactly "seek discomfort." so why not both?

[@GenMilleXial]

@@wonderwall135 it’s just not my scene. i think it kind of trivializes the seek discomfort ethos. it’s like a manufactured discomfort and doesn’t feel like it’s truly challenging. not organic, i would say. that one where they went to that little cabin at the top of a mountain, that was epic, and challenging, because the stakes were real. it might be because i’m archaic and i’ve seen the Road Rules thing from the beginning and seen it beat to death. i still love these guys and would give my right nut to travel with them one-time. i just really enjoy the things they do like this or Ammar finally getting his chance to skydive over Giza. really moving and deep filmmaking.

[@GenMilleXial]

@@wonderwall135 i just would mainly disagree with you that the long form documentary content isn’t seeking discomfort. i see more real introspection and awakening experiences with the long forms than the game shows.

[@iginheo]

15:33 Most of the world's nuclear arsenal today is managed by 21-25 year olds if you need more food for thought. It is truly a miracle that we still live today.

[@JustinSeara]

15:02 “at what point do we say we have enough”. Unfortunately it’s seen as well stop when the “enemy” does

[@alexlzomrt]

Not the best time to be sponsoring better help. You guys should know better who to promote to your audicences

[@basil-vander-elst]

What??

[@MrWiseinheart]

​@basilvanderelst128 I heard somewhere on another channel that better help is stealing people's data or something like that.

[@44dperez]

Your videos have been good therapy for me while dealing with my father's passing after a far-too-short battle with Leukemia (4 months from diagnosis to passing) in November, and dealing with first holidays and birthday without him around. Yes, I'm 45 and was blessed to have him in my life for 44 years. He was the best man I've known. Thank you for always bringing positive videos/messages and telling untold stories that deserve to be told.

[@MrWiseinheart]

Sorry for your loss, I hope you can pass on his legacy in your life.

[@44dperez]

@@MrWiseinheart I appreciate your kind words. Rest of my time here will be trying to live up to his legacy and to make him proud.

[@tomparker160]

6:33 zesty ahh jump

[@florete2310]

The human species won't pass the great filter. We're just too dumb... Too dumb. Too selfish. Too narrowminded... Too shortsighted... you name it... We won't even make it through the first level of that awesome game: The Kardashev something something🤷‍♂...

[@shukes4645]

we won't pass it with that attitude.

[@florete2310]

@@shukes4645 Wrong. We won't pass it, if we aren't developing the capability to look critically at our failures on a pretty large scale (species-wise speaking) - and then take that self-eval as basis in order to try to work on it towards betterment... we won't make it. It's called "realism". But if you prefer to stick your head in the sand and sing "everything is good - everything is fine, la-lee-la-lee-laaaaa...." ... well, ... suit yourself...

[@surgeryexpert7244]

Well, there is a bit of hypocrisy from the Kazakhs. For they got rid of nuclear weapons not because they want and strive for peace, but because it was one of the main conditions for Kazakhstan’s exit from the USSR. It’s the same with Ukraine. Nuclear weapons are weapons of deterrence. This is essentially a defensive weapon. If Kazakhstan had the opportunity and resources to leave nuclear weapons, then they would have left them. And the guide says that they specifically refused for peace... Then give up weapons and the military in the country, because this has nothing to do with peace

[@tanyaseabaugh5407]

When the guy at the end, gave you the medal, I started crying, wow what an honor.

[@rabisca]

Just gets my blood boil, with all these war events in the past and now on verge of happening again. It never affects the people who hold the button. Always innocent people, people that didnt want war to begin with. We all just want to leave in peace with our neighbours .. I can never understand why this never seems to be a possibility. Its always the fragility of Men, their ego, that puts the rest of the world suffering, generating mistrust on everyone. Im glad you guys are doing this, making your life's mission to show us what "normal" media don't want us to know. So, amazing work guys, and hope you get all the help and support to keep doing it !

[@danigonzalez4299]

Getting this medal is taking away the memory of what his gradfather did, to his grandson. Please give it back

[@shukes4645]

His choice. Not yours.

[@Drcmanila]

No the guy has nothing and it's his idea of value, he has pride so gave it ,they should have refused strongly and gave him his dignity , dreadful that they took it, they are money making you tubers not historians ,really sick making frankly

[@danigonzalez4299]

Yeah so still bad idea ​@@shukes4645

[@SpeedySystems]

Anton swam in that lake a few months ago.

[@erics2091]

He has great videos too. I was thinking about his videos watching this.

[@johnborden9208]

The guide's assertions about killing all life 600 times over and cracking the earth into pieces are WILD exaggerations. Now, I believe in peace just as much as you do, and I thought this was a fascinating and thought-provoking video, so please don't get me wrong. I'm not minimizing the horror of a nuclear war! But all the nukes in the world wouldn't come close to ending all human life on earth even once. And you'd probably need many trillions of times the combined yield of all the nuclear weapons that have ever existed in order to break the planet apart.

[@anthonypost8214]

The size of that crater is a sobering reminder of the real destruction of those weapons.

[@Adamsmob]

This was the most interesting and more importantly, emotionally moving documentary I have watched on KZbin for a very long time. The fact this place was kept so secret for all this time and has only just been revealed through this video is mind blowing.