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The history of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.

ORAL · Invited

Abstract

The 40-year period of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan had a devastating impact on the environment and the local people. This talk will provide an overview of the history of Soviet nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site, the human suffering caused by these tests, and describe the Kazakh anti-nuclear movement which pushed the Soviet government to stop nuclear tests.

Presenters

  • Togzhan Kassenova

    Center for Policy Research, Carnegie Institution for Science University at Albany, State University of New York

Authors

  • Togzhan Kassenova

    Center for Policy Research, Carnegie Institution for Science University at Albany, State University of New York