The Plutonium Files
1999-12-06T00:46:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzEyXC8xOTk5MTIwNjAwNDkzNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Ms. Welsome talked about her book, The Plutonium Files: America’s Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War, published by Dial Press. She focused on how she became involved with the subject and the research for the book. She talked about the secret medical experiments conducted on 18 patients who were, unknown to them, injected with plutonium to try to ascertain the aftereffects of a nuclear war. After her prepared remarks she answered questions from the audience.
Ms. Welsome talked about her book, The Plutonium Files: America’s Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War, published by Dial Press. She f… read more
Ms. Welsome talked about her book, The Plutonium Files: America’s Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War, published by Dial Press. She focused on how she became involved with the subject and the research for the book. She talked about the secret medical experiments conducted on 18 patients who were, unknown to them, injected with plutonium to try to ascertain the aftereffects of a nuclear war. After her prepared remarks she answered questions from the audience. close
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