Is cancer the legacy left by world's first atomic bomb test?

Name: Is cancer the legacy left by world's first atomic bomb test?
Uploaded: 2015-07-28T23:43:12Z
Duration: P530S
Description: This July marks the 70th anniversary of the first ever test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. But a group called the Downwinders -- local residents whose homes were downwind of the blast site -- aren't celebrating the milestone. People here believe the radiation from the bomb has caused a spike in cancers in their communities. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports.

Clip: 07/28/2015 | 8m 50s

This July marks the 70th anniversary of the first ever test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. But a group called the Downwinders -- local residents whose homes were downwind of the blast site -- aren't celebrating the milestone. People here believe the radiation from the bomb has caused a spike in cancers in their communities. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports.

Aired: 07/28/15

Rating: NR

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Is cancer the legacy left by world's first atomic bomb test?

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