Trinity Site downwinders keep up the fight

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4. It's horrible that they warned none of the ranchers

Many of the scientists also died of cancer because they were ignorant of all the dangers of plutonium - dumping plutonium in the hills around Los Alamos. Every time it rains in northern NM, plutonium runs into the Rio Grande. There were 4 observation points for the scientists -3 of them were only 5 1/2 miles from Ground Zero. Many years ago, I met a scientist who watched the blast and he told me he was the only one left alive who watched from that close distance. We were soaking in the hot springs at Ojo Calliente and he believed he was still alive because he soaked all the time.