EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 15 MIN
PROJECT SUNSHINE · 034
from Archive Vault Podcast · host Archive Vault Network
In the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government launched a secret program with a deceptively innocent name: Project Sunshine.Their goal? To measure how much radioactive fallout from nuclear bomb tests was entering human bodies — especially children.To do it, scientists secretly collected over 1,500 bones and body parts from babies and young children around the world… often without telling the parents.In this disturbing episode of Archive Vault Podcast, we examine:• The real reason behind Project Sunshine• How the U.S. and allied nations harvested bones from dead infants• The shocking declassified memos and ethical violations• The government’s later apology decades too lateOne of the darkest chapters in Cold War science — fully declassified and deeply unsettling.→ Subscribe and never miss an episode from the Vault.#ArchiveVaultPodcast #ProjectSunshine#ColdWarSecrets#GovernmentExperiments#RadioactiveChildren#DeclassifiedFiles#HumanRadiationTests#HistoryMystery
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