2025 #UraniumFilmFestival - Half-Life of Memory: America's Forgotten #AtomicBomb Factory

USA, 2024, Director: Jeff Gipe, Documentary, 55 min.

"In the suburbs of Denver, the U.S. secretly manufactured thousands of atomic weapons, leaving behind a toxic legacy that will persist for generations. The #RockyFlats plant produced a staggering 70,000 atomic bombs, each serving as a 'trigger' for thermonuclear warheads. Concealed by government secrecy, the plant's fires, leaks, and illicit dumping of #NuclearWaste contaminated the #DenverCO area with long-lived #radioactive toxins. A major #PlutoniumFire sparked a decade of mass protests, culminating in an unprecedented FBI raid that ultimately shuttered the plant. Today, the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats continues to threaten public health, yet surprisingly few people are aware the plant ever existed. 'Half-Life of Memory' exposes Rocky Flats' dark past and enduring impact, prompting critical reflection on the implications of the nation’s renewed nuclear weapons buildup and ongoing construction of a new 'trigger' factory."

FMI:
https://www.halflifeofmemory.com/

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