This shocking document shows that Chernobyl proved them right: The disaster may very well have been a result of the displacement accompanying a local earthquake twenty-two seconds before the accident.

We go through the events on the fatal night once again and visit the sarcophagus surrounding Block 4. We examine the sensational footage shot inside it, and meet the experts who participated directly in the investigation from the very beginning. We hear about the partly suppressed statements from the staff who were on duty on the night of the accident, and look into the KGB reports.

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