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thanks to the blockbuster film oppenheimer. but there is a part of the story that the movie does not get to. in the decades that followed thousands living downwind from the test site got sick and died from as a result from being exposed to the radiation a bomb created. most were indigenous in spanish farmers who now call themselves down winder s. new mexico congresswoman teresa leger fernandez is drawing attention to their stories and is working to get their families composition. she joins us now. welcome congresswoman, it s a real pleasure. tell us how people living in that part of new mexico remember the manhattan project, and what was the impact on their lives? the impact was significant and thank you michael for having us so that we can tell this part of the story. new mexico was impacted because one, we knew los alamos was happening but when that bomb was exploded, the people living in the area saw it and we have

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