What was supposed to be a standard safety test, ended up with the explosion of reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine, in the Soviet Union. Satellite images throw Trump’s ...

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After Chernobyl’s catastrophic explosion, 600,000 men were sent in to contain the unthinkable disaster. Their sacrifice and bravery remain untold. Rescue helicopter returns to Oregon town following ...