The U.S. detonated over 200 nuclear weapons to gather scientific data about their potential. That data was gospel for years, until a weapons physicist decades later found out the figures were off by huge margins. Written and produced by Lauren Ellis Edited by Kate Geaghan http://www.kategeaghan.com/ What Does Nuclear Fallout Do To Your Body? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYJ-FiRWY0c Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Physicist declassifies rescued nuclear test films https://www.llnl.gov/news/physicist-declassifies-rescued-nuclear-test-films “For the past five years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) weapon physicist Greg Spriggs and a crack team of film experts, archivists and software developers have been on a mission to hunt down, scan, reanalyze and declassify these decomposing films.” Trump, Who Pledged to Overhaul Nuclear Arsenal, Now Faces Increased Costs https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/us/politics/trump-nuclear-weapons-cost-estimate.html “Mr. Trump has pledged to overhaul the arsenal, which he has called obsolete. But his challenge is growing.” 72 years later, legacy of first atomic test endures http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/16/politics/trinity-site-nuclear-weapon-test-anniversary/index.html “Seventy-two years ago Sunday, a group of scientists working for the United States government during World War II changed the world and how we think about warfare.” ____________________ Seeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure. Watch More Seeker on our website http://www.seeker.com/shows/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Seeker on Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+dnews Seeker http://www.seeker.com/ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here: http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI