Chernobyl cloud stopped at the border: The making of a uniquely French myth
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Chernobyl cloud stopped at the border: The making of a uniquely French myth

April 28, 2026
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The legend of the radioactive cloud that supposedly never crossed into France has left a lasting mark on the national imagination. Yet that narrative has been rewritten many times over the decades.

Chernobyl cloud stopped at the border: The making of a uniquely French myth
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