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...idea. Indeed, one of the first questions he asked the White House was if the President had any problems with "full disclosure." None, came the answer. "Otherwise it would have been a running sore," Rogers said. The wisdom in that decision was emphasized by Soviet secrecy in the Chernobyl accident...
...Soviets, however, may be seeing Sakharov in a different light since the nuclear accident in Chernobyl last month. "He goes shopping, and people come up and ask him if they are in danger," Louis says. "He answers calmly and objectively, as a scientist, and tells them they can eat the apples and not to worry." Sakharov may also be ready to call a truce with the Kremlin. Bonner's daughter Tatyana Yankelevich said in Paris that her stepfather had offered "to cease his public activities, and wants to return to his scientific activity...
...American press has also been under steady attack by the Soviet Union ever since the Chernobyl nuclear accident. This takes true totalitarian gall. In the first few days, when the Soviets were hiding the facts, many American papers carried the U.P.I. report of 2,000 deaths, from an anonymous source in Kiev, but scrupulously did not sensationalize what could not be verified. The one major exception was the New York Post, that cynical tabloid that continues to lose millions for its Australian-born publisher, Rupert Murdoch. The Post used half its front page for a black headline MASS GRAVE, adding...
...Geneva, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency yesterdays said the Chernobyl disaster set back the industry, but will not halt expansion of nuclear power...
Hans Blix, IAEA director general, also said Chernobyl would lead to better international cooperation, guaranteeing high safety standards...