In 1957, a catastrophic nuclear explosion ripped through a secret Soviet facility… and the world was never told.
This is the true story of the Kyshtym disaster — the third-worst nuclear accident in history — deliberately erased from the official record for decades. Radioactive waste tanks exploded at the Mayak nuclear complex, contaminating thousands of square kilometers and forcing more than 10,000 people from their homes… while the Soviet government stayed silent to protect its nuclear weapons program.
Discover the cover-up, the radioactive cloud that drifted across the Urals, and how the truth finally came out.
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