While we were distracted, Fukushima at 10,000,000 times normal level

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

Don't really think there was any choice but to lie to the workers to keep them there as they were the only hope of stabilizing the reactors and limiting damage.

Maybe, but in order for deception to work, the people must be willing to believe what the government says.

I think you're correct, but the fact that the answer has to be "everything is fine, nothing to see here, move along..." makes the answer by the government perfectly predictable, and therefore irrelevant to any individual with an active mind.