First Victims of the Atomic Era Speak Out As Oppenheimer Goes to Oscars

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By Devin Tsai/Bryn Thomas

When the U.S. tested the first atomic bomb nearly 70 years ago, people living downwind from the Trinity Test became the first victims of the nuclear era. Now, with the blockbuster movie Oppenheimer expected to sweep the Oscars, those "Down Winders" are calling on the government to recognize their sacrifice.