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This documentary, part of the 20th Century With Mike Wallace series from CBS News and the History Channel, examines what can happen when modern advancements in technology go drastically wrong. Narrated by series host and CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace, this episode focuses on some of the major technological debacles in modern times. Experts study what went wrong in the nuclear disasters at both Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. The Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India, and the disaster at a chemical plant in Seveso, Italy, are also explored as to what could have caused these tragic failures. As technology advances and progresses to more sophisticated forms, 20th Century With Mike Wallace asks experts whether these serious accidents will continue to occur, and if there is anything that can be done to prevent or predict similar accidents in the future.