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Operation Hurricane – The Countdown


Transcript:

Minus 2 minutes.

Minus 1 and a half minutes.

Minus 55 seconds.

25.

10.

5,4,3,2,1. Now.

[Roar of explosion. Silence.]

The cloud drifts well clear of the mainland but it's still highly-charged with dangerously radioactive water and mud. Yet very soon 2 helicopters are taking off to bring back samples of the sea water from the lagoon.

 

 
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