Claudia Peterson, 2017

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Interview with Claudia Peterson, Downwinders of Utah Archive, June 12, 2017

Scope and Contents

Claudia Peterson talks about growing up during the Cold War, fear of the Russians, duck-and-cover drills, and feelings about nuclear war at the time. Peterson also remembers hearing about sheep, which her neighbors herded, being affected by radiation. Several members of Peterson’s family have died of cancer caused by radiation. She talks about her loss and what she has done to help victims of nuclear weapons testing.
Interviewed by Justin Sorensen.

Dates

Creation: 2017

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