When the CIA hid a Soviet nuclear disaster #shorts

[GardeniaCreations]

Considering how Chernobyl has negatively impacted nuclear power, I'm tempted to side with the CIA, as much as I hate to

[privateeyety]

CIA: my motives are beyond your understanding

[eldorados_lost_searcher]

Their justification for not revealing the incident was surprising. I'd have guessed it was to avoid revealing their sources.

Little did they know that The Simpsons would do most of the damage to public opinion that they were trying to prevent.

[Ye-Hu]

At this point i think the CIA is just an Alpha Legion splinter cell. Loyalist? Traitor? We'll never know.

[StillGrillby]

Day 1 of asking for a 1956 Hungarian revolution short

[ursadabear]

Just because you’re playing 5D chess doesn’t mean you’re good at it.

[patrickracer]

The Soviets: "oh no, we had a meltdown! We can't let anyone know!"
The CIA: "I got you"
Soviets: "what?"
CIA: "my goals are beyond your understanding"

[Piratewaffle]

And now Russia is dependent on oil exports and Germany is falling for nuclear paranoia hook line and sinker.

[gaiusmarius]

The CIA being shady?
Imagine my shock.

[fernthefig]

Dam Soviets ruining the nuclear age for the rest of us. I could have been a farmer on Ganymede.

[Roman-kkic]

Russia helped USA plenty of times, starting with Russian fleet blocking British warships that got a mission to help subdue Americans revolting against the Queen, helping Americans gain independence from England. And that's a solid move, who knows what would've happened if British reinforcements arrived.

[DarkMatterX]

Except US nuclear protocol was hundreds of times better than Soviet protocol.

[datnoob]

"At one point in the CIA's history, they actually helped the soviet union"

Only at one point?

[owenhammond]

Imagine those guys trying to hide Chernobyl but then realize they can't cause of the Swedish.

[dominicsouthern]

At this point the CIA is its own independent entity

[davidoliver]

And because it eventually got out (and also Chernobyl), we only just now got our first new nuclear plant built from scratch in decades.

[willpugh]

You all would be shocked amount of effort and money the Americans have spent helping and aiding Russia with their nuclear programs,

[lordmiraak]

Their justification for not revealing it turned out te be very similar to the soviet's justification lol

[whyme]

You should talk about how the soviets in the middle of the cold war almost funded a bridge in a small town in West Virginia

[StainlessHelena]

CIA: "The machinations of my mind are an enigma. "