If I watched this series before the recent development at Fukushima Daiichi I would give 9 out of 10. Not 10 out of 10 because of the ill-intentioned political motive of portraying the soviet union as bad as possible.

However, the stark comparison from Japan's recent decision to dump nuclear waste water in the ocean and the U. S.'s blind support of the move makes this miniseries as hypocritical as it can get.

Thousands of soviet heroes gave their lives and health for the safety of millions more others. Yet they are mocked on screen. The Japanese government decided to throw billions of people's health in the gutter for the reason of COST-SAVING but was praised for being transparent. Relying on the research and reports from a disgraced corrupt corporation who caused the accident in the first place is not transparency. It's a LIE.

If HBO is not gonna make a miniseries about Fukushima Daiichi and paint the Japanese government as evil as possible and roast the U. S. government's support on a flame, this miniseries will be a beacon of hypocrisy.