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Chernobyl at 40: The night the nuclear dream became the world's worst nightmare
Published on: April 26, 2026, 11:37 a.m. | Source: Firstpost
A routine safety test, a sudden surge, and within seconds, the world changed forever. On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl disaster turned a quiet night into a global crisis, releasing a radioactive cloud that spread far beyond Soviet borders.
