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Veterans of US atomic age deserve compensation
Many veterans of U.S. nuclear tests suffered their own illnesses and ailments.
By Francis Lincoln Grahlfs
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Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits
The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
Russia orders evacuation near navy nuke site, then cancels it
Neither the Defense Ministry nor Rosatom named the type of rocket that exploded during the test, saying only that it had liquid propellant.
Russia buries 5 nuke engineers following explosion
The official death toll is rising after the mysterious navy nuke missile range detonation.
Russia: Survivors rescued from secret sub after blaze
The ministry didn't name the vessel, but Russian media reported it was the country's most secret submersible, a nuclear-powered research submarine called the Losharik intended for sensitive missions at great depths.
That time the US dropped an atomic bomb on a fleet of 95 ships
Mistakes were made.
By Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University
Cancer study of nuclear test site expected to finish in 2019
A long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in 2019, the National Cancer Institute announced.
Veterans seek class action lawsuit over 1966 H-bombs accident
Veterans who say they responded to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain and then became ill from radiation exposure asked a federal appeals court on Monday to allow a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Vets sue Defense Department over 1966 Spain H-bomb mishap
Veterans groups sued the Defense Department on Tuesday in an effort to obtain disability benefits for airmen who say they were exposed to radiation while responding to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain.
Cold War radiation testing in US widespread, author claims
Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St. Louis scholar’s new book revealed details of secret Cold War-era U.S. government testing in which countless unsuspecting people, including many children, pregnant women and minorities, were fed, sprayed or injected with radiation and other dangerous materials.
Kurdish fighters capture Russian anti-radiation missiles from ISIS
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters known as the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, captured old Russian anti-radiation missiles from ISIS fighters in western Raqqa.
By Shawn Snow