Atomic Secrets: ‘The risk is very high’ that nuclear weapons could be used

Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan - formerly the Soviet Union's primary nuclear weapons testing site. Against the backdrop of war in Ukraine and the long shadow of a nuclear conflict across the region, Dmitry worries about the possibility of nuclear war becoming a reality. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/jMYXo4n Website ► https://ift.tt/hXFxl4j Facebook ► https://ift.tt/yC7QTRj Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/xfaXwqA The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #atomicsecrets #chornobyl #chernobyl #nuclearweapons #nucleartests #nucleartesting #ukraine #russia #kazakhstan #ussr #documentary