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BRITAIN TO LAUNCH HEALTH STUDY OF ATOMIC TEST
VETS -- The British government has promised to
launch
a study into the illnesses suffered by survivors
of nuclear tests carried out in Australia.
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Britain to launch health study of nuclear test
veterans
The British government has promised to launch a study into the illnesses
suffered by survivors of nuclear tests carried out in Australia.
About 20,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen are believed to have been
involved in tests carried out in the Monte Bellos off the WA coast, South
Australia, the United States and South Pacific between 1952 and 1967.
Many of the survivors, as well as their children and grandchildren, have
suffered from various types of cancer, ulcers, blood diseases, skin
problems and other rare medical conditions.
Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper today reported that Britain's new
Defence Minister Kevan Jones had pledged to set up a study into the
illnesses the veterans suffered.
He plans to meet with some of the 3,000 surviving veterans and MPs
 who
have campaigned on their behalf so a “study on health experiences and
issues associated with veterans' offspring” can go ahead.
“Once that meeting has taken place I propose to ask officials to discuss
with the experts the best way to design and develop a possible research
program,” the paper quoted Jones as saying.
“I am determined to move this agenda forward.”
When the tests were carried out by British scientists, servicemen were
lined up on nearby beaches and on ship decks and ordered to look away when
nuclear bombs were set off.
Some remained living in contaminated areas after the tests ended.
So far, Britain's Ministry of Defence has admitted that 159 of the
servicemen were irradiated after being ordered to fly through the huge
mushroom clouds formed after the bomb blasts and through their work
maintaining aircraft afterwards.
About 16,000 Australians, including servicemen and civilians, participated
in the 12 atomic blasts conducted at Emu Field and Maralinga in South
Australia and at the Monte Bello Islands off the West Australian coast in
the 1950s and 1960s.
Participants are still waiting for compensation from Britain.
AAP
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