Chernobyl Was Inevitable: The Hidden Failures That Led to Nuclear Disaster (Ep1)

How did a routine safety test turn into the worst nuclear disaster in history? How did Soviet secrecy, impossible targets, and corner-cutting set the stage for Chernobyl? Why did the disaster begin long before 1986, and end with the unravelling of the Soviet Union itself? Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga trace the political and historical failures which led to the fateful Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ✅ Subscribe Here: / @journeythroughtimepod ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/journeythroughtime ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: X: https://x.com/ThroughTimePod TikTok: / journeythroughtimepod Instagram: / journeythroughtimepod Facebook: / journeythroughtimepod Threads: https://threads.net/@journeythroughti... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/throughtimep... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Social Producers: Emma Jackson Assistant Producers: Alfie Rowe, Alfie Norris Producer: Alice Horrell Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor