Drone_pilot
16-10-07, 12:12
A parliamentary inquiry has begun into British nuclear tests in the South
Pacific in the 1950s, which veterans say led to genetic defects.
Veterans claim they were not given proper protection during the Christmas
Island testing programme and their families have become ill as a result.
The inquiry will hear from scientists on the impact of the radiation and from
the veterans themselves.
About 700 veterans are currently suing the UK government for compensation.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7044768.stm)
Pacific in the 1950s, which veterans say led to genetic defects.
Veterans claim they were not given proper protection during the Christmas
Island testing programme and their families have become ill as a result.
The inquiry will hear from scientists on the impact of the radiation and from
the veterans themselves.
About 700 veterans are currently suing the UK government for compensation.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7044768.stm)