Did fallout from nuclear testing contaminate Australia's milk supply?
From 1957 to 1978, scientists secretly removed bone samples from over
21,000 dead Australians as they searched for evidence of the deadly
poison, Strontium 90 - a by-product of nuclear testing. Silent Storm
reveals the story behind this astonishing case of officially sanctioned
'body-snatching'. Set against a backdrop of the Cold War, the saga
follows celebrated scientist, Hedley Marston, as he attempts to blow the
whistle on radioactive contamination and challenge official claims that
British atomic tests posed no threat to the Australian people.
Marston's findings are not only disputed, he is targeted as 'a scientist
of counter-espionage interest'. Now, questions are being raised about
the health repercussions for generations of Australians.