Are "superpowers" superpolluters?
Are "superpowers" superpolluters? ProPublica's "Bombs in our Backyard" series reveals the pollution hazards to US civilians from the American war-making machine. Eisenhower's "military-industrial complex" strikes again!
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https://www.propublica.org/series/bombs-in-our-backyard
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https://www.propublica.org/series/bombs-in-our-backyard
Quite true, I am sure..... there's lots of hidden spots where toxic chemicals and materials (asbestos, arsenic, lead, mercury etc.) have been dumped, buried or simply left behind and untreated by manufacturers involved in the cold war supply line.
ReplyDeleteThen again, there are lots of secret timebombs that wait to cause environmental and physical damage to many European countries... like the literal one in the Thames....
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Joseph Teller Thanks for the link! Mines left over from previous wars also litter European and Asian landscapes.
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