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September 7, 2025 39 mins

The provided text examines the Soviet Union's extensive and ethically questionable nuclear testing program, focusing on two major case studies: the Semipalatinsk Test Site and the Totskoye military exercise. It highlights how the Soviet state, driven by Cold War imperatives, systematically exposed both civilian populations and military personnel to radiation to study the effects of nuclear weapons. The document details the devastating health consequences, the decades-long campaign of state-sanctioned deception, and the eventual emergence of resistance movements that led to the closure of test sites. Furthermore, it offers a comparative analysis with similar American tests, revealing a shared, yet distinct, disregard for human life in the pursuit of nuclear superiority.

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