30 Years to the days since Chernobyl Disaster...

[rich17865]

Originally Posted by Leyland Worldmaster

The regime at the time tried really hard to cover it up didn't they? I can't help thinking that your mother is absolutely correct; looking at images of the spread of the cloud that carried the radiation across Europe; listening to people who live in neighboring countries telling me they were given iodine; and the restrictions that Steve mentioned above... it must be the case...

I believe Sweden alerted the rest of the world, as they noticed high radiation levels a couple of days after the explosion.

It was only then that it was announced.