Chernobyl disaster
How did the government respond to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster?
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Jill W
The Soviet Union attempted to keep the disaster a secret. The closed the borders, established a media blackout, sent in firefighters, and kept their own people ignorant of the dangerous situation.