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Re:Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interes... by kstenerud on Saturday August 19, 2023 @02:10AM (#37186043)
> The story of Russians digging holes and getting radiation poisoning was propaganda

You're going to have to source that argument, because there's an awful lot of evidence of Russian-dug trenches there.

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Re:Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interes... by c7DJTLrn on Saturday August 19, 2023 @04:13PM (#37192677)
To clarify, yes I believe they dug trenches (there's pictures), no I do not believe they suffered from acute radiation syndrome.
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Re:Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interes... by kstenerud on Sunday August 20, 2023 @12:30AM (#37196139)
Nobody knows if they did or not, since the Russians are not talking. There was only speculation as to how much poisoning the troops likely would have suffered (which would depend on the actual soil composition where they dug). The dosage was not zero and most certainly not safe.

That's a far cry from "OMG PROPAGANDA!"

The main point, of course, is how reckless and stupid it was.

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