THE VIDEO SHELF · chemical weapons
America's Nerve Gas Arsenal
A 1973 NBC News documentary on the US nerve gas arsenal, covering leaks in Okinawa, a Utah test that killed thousands of sheep, and the long-term hazards of storage sites. It won an Emmy.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as a fascinating, Emmy-winning look at US chemical weapons stockpiles and their dangers.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Peter Klusman
- Topic
- chemical weapons
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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This really fascinating documentary from the 80s about nerve gas was linked in yesterday's news posts: [VIDEO] Only tangentially related but I really recommend watching. It's only 30 minutes.
scrollaway on Hacker News · 2017-02
In Kim Jong-nam killing: Suspect 'was paid $90 for baby oil prank'I stumbled onto this news documentary on the nerve gas stored in the US from 1973 very randomly maybe a year ago: [VIDEO] . If you're interested in this type of stuff this documentary is incredible and apparently won an Emmy. The number of problems …
xzel on Hacker News · 2020-03
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