The success of the film Oppenheimer has shone a spotlight on the work done by scientists in New Mexico as they developed the first nuclear bomb. But 80 years later, some local people say their story remains untold.
“Both my great grandfathers had cancer, my two grandmothers had cancer, my father had three different cancers, my sister has cancer,” Tina Cordova says mournfully as she flicks through an old family photo album in her living room.
“I’ve lost count of the aunts and uncles and cousins who’ve had cancer. And my family is not unique.”
