The Overlooked Legacy of Workers and 'Downwinders' Who Were Harmed by Race to Build First Atomic Bomb

Thousands of workers at the early sites such as Oak Ridge and Hanford and at later sites "paid a very high price for their contributions to the atomic weapons industry."

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