I Was A Kaleidoscope

“As “downwinders,” born and raised downwind of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington, we learned several years ago that the government decided—with cold deliberation—to use us as guinea pigs by releasing radioactivity into our food, water, milk, and air without our consent. Now, we’ve learned that we can expect continuing cancer cases from our exposure in their “experiment.” Is this what it feels like to be raped?” Narrative of Tom Baile, nearby resident of Hanford Nuclear Reservation