Backs to the Blast: An Australian Nuclear Story

Backs to the Blast: An Australian Nuclear Story (1981)

June 1st, 19810h 52min

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A document of Australia's nuclear industrial history, from uranium mining and its toxic legacy to the nuclear weapons tests conducted at Maralinga in South Australia.


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