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Trailer for Doc Film 'Half-Life of Memory' About the Rocky Flats Plant

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Story by Alex Billington
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The shocking true story of how the U.S. secretly manufactured thousands of atomic weapons in the suburbs of Denver, leaving behind a toxic legacy that continues to threaten public health.
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  • The Rocky Flats plant produced a staggering 70,000 atomic bombs, each serving as a 'trigger' for thermonuclear warheads, concealed by government secrecy for decades.
  • A major plutonium fire sparked a decade of mass protests, culminating in an unprecedented FBI raid that ultimately shuttered the plant, yet the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats still looms large today.
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Jeff Gipe, Freestyle Digital Media, Rocky Flats plant, FBI, Half-Life of Memory: America's Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory
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