Is cancer the legacy left by world's first atomic bomb test?
Clip: 7/28/2015 | 8m 50s
New Mexicans claim cancer is living legacy of world's first atomic bomb test
This July marks the 70th anniversary of the first ever test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. But a group called the Downwinders -- local residents whose homes were downwind of the blast site -- aren't celebrating the milestone. People here believe the radiation from the bomb has caused a spike in cancers in their communities. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports.
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Is cancer the legacy left by world's first atomic bomb test?
Clip: 7/28/2015 | 8m 50s
This July marks the 70th anniversary of the first ever test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. But a group called the Downwinders -- local residents whose homes were downwind of the blast site -- aren't celebrating the milestone. People here believe the radiation from the bomb has caused a spike in cancers in their communities. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports.
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