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The Industrial Disaster That Makes Chernobyl Look Like Kindergarten

Behind the Bastards

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Taking Body Shots Off the Cap

Union Carbide's manual for MIC did not include any guidance as to what employees might do in the event of a massive leak. Fairly little was known about the chemical, so the manual simply suggested dumping it into a spare storage tank. Raj Kumar Keswani became convinced that an apocalyptic danger awaited the city of Bhopal.

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