Is the
coronavirus China’s Chernobyl? It could be—but only if we hold the Chinese
Communist Party accountable for their early missteps that allowed the virus to
spread unchecked for weeks.
Chernobyl
is the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Many consider
it a pivotal cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
On April
26, 1986, a routine test at Chernobyl led to an explosion and the release of
400 times more radiation than the atomic bomb that the U.S. dropped on
Hiroshima.
The accident immediately killed two, and at least 28 others died from radiation poisoning within months. Ukraine, where the plant was located, …read more
Source:: The Daily Signal
