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The Secret Behind a Piece of Anti-Nuclear Public Art

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A thought-provoking anti-war sculpture in Santa Monica's civic center built in 1991 is at the center of controversy. It's called Chain Reaction -- and its 5 1/2 tons of fiberglass and steel are beginning to rust. City officials say they don't have several hundred thousand dollars to restore it. That might not be an issue -- if its original and long-secret patron were still around.

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