Secrets of Chernobyl
Conspiracy Theories
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The Soviets' Panic Over Chernobyl
A week after the mysterious Chernobyl explosion, Propta starts telling a slightly different story. The Soviets use this picture to counter any reports of a fire or explosion and condemn them as entirely unfounded lies. Even when areas in Scandinavia and West Germany report that they're experiencing extraordinarily high levels of radiation, artificial's insist it's not from Chernobyl. According to official news updates, the trouble has passed. No one is allowed to know what really happened at the power plant or what the effects are on the rest of world. This version of events will be the closest anyone gets to hearing the truth for another four months.
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