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Atomic Voices


The purpose, dream and resolve of atomicvoices.com is to connect
anti-nuclear advocate groups,
atomic veterans, downwinders, nuclear workers and nuclear accident victims
into one voice for a nuclear free world.

This is a photo of America’s first full atomic test, “Gadget,” held at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Residents in the area, later called downwinders, were not warned or evacuated before the test that rocked some out of their beds and “rained” white radioactive flakes on their homes, livestock and water sources.

Downwinders

Represented by approximate two million men and women and children in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Utah plus other locations across the world who endured years of pain and anguish waiting and wondering when cancer would strike them or their loved ones. Their only offence was living in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Yucca Flat, 65 miles north of Las Vegas, NV. Shot Dog of the Buster-Jangle atomic bomb testing series on November 1, 1950. It was the first test witnessed by Army soldiers who then held maneuvers near ground zero within hours after the blast.

Atomic Veterans

235,000 American, 40,000 British, 8,000 Australian, and 1,000 New Zealand service men worked in fresh blast zones, observed atomic and nuclear tests. Many were subsequently studied like lab rats to determine the effects atomic weapons had on the human body.

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January 4, 1961: Health Physicists check Highway 20 near Idaho Falls, Idaho for contamination on the morning after the SL-1 reactor prototype accident. Two Army Specialists and a Navy Seabee were killed when a core went to criticality and exploded.

Nuclear Workers & Accident Victims

From uranium mining to “Broken Arrows,” leaks, meltdowns and nuclear waste contamination, populations across the world were exposed and have or are dying from the effects.

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Stop the Madness

Anti-Nuclear Advocates

Nuclear disarmament & non-proliferation organizations around the world are fighting for a nuclear free earth. Their collective voices are making a resounding sound, but more are needed.
Make a difference. Visit their sites. Learn more about their initiatives. Add your voice.

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Why atomicvoices.com

For twenty-five years I intermittently gathered information,
conducted interviews and dug deep into the past to uncover my father’s story – the one he was sworn under Army armed guard in 1950 never to talk about.

Throughout his life, as the truth about atomic veterans began to surface, it pained him to learn the government he served had lied and betrayed him. Torn between wanting to speak out and yet honor his country, he ultimately quietly upheld his oath.

After he was gone, I was also uneasy about telling his story. Not because of the damage it would do to the American government, but rather that it would somehow dishonor him. That is, until I realized he would approve of divulging his secret if it meant his story could help others.

In my research I noticed the organizations supporting a nuclear-free world did not always talk to or work with others outside their silo. To change that narrative, atomicvoices.com has been formed as a place for anyone within these movements to learn about each other, share ideas, collaborate and support each other’s initiatives, small or large, to build a collective voice for change.

–Deborah Leistikow Blad

My Father’s Story

What is Happening in the World Today

Dud bombs

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It looks like the bunker busters, busted. One score for the world.

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A vibrant digital artwork showcasing colorful geometric shapes and gradients on a dark background.

My Impressions

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The noise is incredible Dear World, If the U.S. succeeded in blowing up the uranium…

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A black-and-white image of a nuclear explosion seen from a tropical beach with coconut trees.
people, street, walking, city, black and white, people, people, people, people, people, walking, walking

Make a Difference. Add Your Voice.

Let’s work together for a Nuclear Free World.

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