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Atomic Dreamland
Ep5. Lifeboat
Ep. 5
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At Jervis Bay 200km from Sydney, the bulldozers move in to prepare the foundations for Australia's first full-scale nuclear reactor. What is its true purpose?
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1. Ep1. Ground Zero
23:39||Ep. 1As the Cold War takes hold, Australia becomes the first country to offer itself up as a site for atomic testing of another nation.2. Ep2. Fallout
22:16||Ep. 2Secret animal experiments chart nuclear fallout across the continent and spark war between the physicists and biologists.3. Ep3. Spies and Bones
23:10||Ep. 3When the biologists suggest that the milk supply has been contaminated with Strontium 90, the physicists establish a secret program to test the bones of dead babies and children.4. Ep4. The Push for the Bomb
20:46||Ep. 4As Britain and America retreat from Asia, Australia's leading nuclear physicist devises a bold, but controversial plan to arm the country with home grown nuclear weapons.