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It's because of the potential. Had Chernobyl gone extra wrong (eg had the people in charge there not responded correctly), millions could be hurt, and not just in the Soviet Union. It also dominated the news for months in Europe, with the memory of having to throw away certain homegrown vegetables due to radiation being engraved into the collective consciousness.
Additionally the Bhopal catastrophe happened to Indians and people in the West generally care little for them, due to racism and distance.
No, it's because it made excellent propaganda, lol.
So Fukushima was anti Japanese propaganda all along?
Do you think that?
There can be many reasons for a thing to occur. I think you're both right
Sure, because it was genuinely bad and public Soviet denials regarding the severity of what had occurred didn't exactly help their image.