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• No, have not seen the film. - free.ranger 09:36:47 10/31/16 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: Did you watch the film and see the epilogue? posted by Billy Wonka on October 31, 2016 at 09:09:50

  Just trying to add some info, digging through a couple of books I have. Its an interesting topic.
  Los Alamos was a closed city once. Now you can enjoy the sun sitting outside Starbucks.
  
  
  

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  • RE: No, have not seen the film. - Frihed89 04:26:43 11/04/16 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: No, have not seen the film. posted by free.ranger on October 31, 2016 at 09:36:47

    Under Glasnost, a number of Russian secret cities were opened a bit to allow scientists working under contract to Multilateral donor organizations in order to provide technical support to the USSR. They were, according to all accounts, technologically backward, inefficient and dangerous to humans and the environment.
    
    I don't know what has happened since then, but I really don't trust these kinds of documentaries to explain the situation accurately. They are dominated by conspiracy theories where, in many cases, lack of scientific knowledge, management stupidity and bureaucratic inertia have been the main culprits.
    
    But I do hope this one, gets it right.
    

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    • Oh, one more thing - Frihed89 04:31:56 11/04/16 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: No, have not seen the film. posted by Frihed89 on November 04, 2016 at 04:26:43

      Those old early 50s Russian tubes we all like so much were produced in closed cities in the USSR.
      
      Better get out your geiger counters!
      

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