Project Sunshine: A Hidden Experiment

During the Cold War, the US government ran a secret program called Project Sunshine.

They collected tissue samples from over 1,500 deceased infants and children worldwide. <break time="0.5s" /> The goal?

To study how nuclear fallout affected human development. Samples were taken from hospitals across

the US, Europe, and Australia. <break time="0.5s" /> Parents were never asked for consent.

Most families never knew their child had been part of this program. <break time="0.5s" /> The program continued

for over a decade in complete secrecy. It was only exposed years later when documents were finally

released. <break time="0.5s" /> Project Sunshine. The experiment they kept hidden.