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Video. France 'underestimated nuclear tests impact' in French Polynesia

Updated: 09/03/2021 - 19:53 GMT+1

The findings, published by the investigative journalism newsroom Disclose, suggest that the radiation levels caused by the tests were far greater than officially acknowledged.

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