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BACKS TO THE BLAST documents Australia's nuclear industrial history from the time that radium ore was first mined in 1910 to the present day. Using a combination of archival footage and contemporary interviews with workers, scientists and politicians, the film presents a shocking indictment of the nuclear industry in Australia. With its vast deposits of uranium, Australia has been involved in the development of nuclear technology from the start. After the Second World War when Britain entered th

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Production Details

Production Completion
1981
Genre
History and national identity, Social contemporary

Sales

International Sales
Australian Film Institute Distribution