Western Shoshone Ian Zabarte 'The Most Bombed Nation on Earth'

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5. The radiation kills "cowboys" too.

I read (somewhere) years ago that the A tests were done when the wind was not blowing toward Vegas. When that happens, the wind blew toward a scenic stretch of desert where movies were made. Westerns. Handsome white lads who killing "Injuns" and "Redskins" for gawd.

I seem to recall that the article (from TV Guide?) appeared a bit after John Wayne's death from cancer. Apparently, several other deaths from cancer happened to other members of casts and crews. Statistically, the occurrence of cancer was far greater than expected for that population.

At the time, there was no mention of cancers among the Shoshone. Not all that important I would guess.