Speaking of toxic exposure, the US was for all practical purposes the site of an atomic war, considering that there were approx 200 above ground atomic tests done in Nevada between 1951 and 1962. Following these tests, downwind radiation was detected all the way to the East coast.
But radiation-wise, a meltdown of a nuclear power plant like Fukashima is reportedly far worse than atomic or thermonuclear explosions -
>>> Water leaks at Fukushima could contaminate entire Pacific Ocean -
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