If you’ve ever watched the HBO Series, Chernobyl, you can see how lightly the Soviets took the threat of any type of radiation. And the aftermath was a mess as well, just as the Arctic sea floor...I do wish them luck with the cleanup and hope it can be done safely.
That was a landmark TV program. You can see the BOTH parties in this country going down the EXACT SAME ROAD as the Soviets did that made Chernobyl a fait accompli.
You lie enough, you become a slave to the lie. It was lying that brought the Soviet Union down. The inability to face truth and deal with it on its face did them in.
Even in cleaning up Chernobyl, the Soviet people proved beyond any future doubt that they did whatever they were asked to overcome Chernobyl. Thousands and thousands died doing it.
Incredible bravery, even in the face of monumental arrogance and stupidity.