
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident โ Ukraine – April 26, 1986
The reactor in one of the units lost its cooling water, heat built up, and
The reactor in one of the units lost its cooling water, heat built up, and
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Anyone who wants to damage the largest possible number of people in the shortest possible
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For an event that fascinated the world and sent a frisson of fear scorching through
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When it comes to traveling long and tiring distances, flying on an airplane is by