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– Families of nuclear test vets sought

Families of nuclear test vets sought journal
Live.co.uk May 5 2009 by Phil Doherty, The JournalDESCENDANTS of servicemen who took part in the British nuclear tests are being sought for a major study into their health.The British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association need as many children and grandchildren as possible to take part in the Ministry of Defence research to see if they have suffered genetic damage from radiation.This follows promises by Veterans Minister and North MP Kevan Jones to address the long-term concerns of servicemen that their children have been damaged indirectly by the bomb tests in the 1950s and 60s………………….

The study by the MoD will also look for genetic damage to the veterans and follows a major New Zealand research that showed their nuclear test servicemen were effected physically by their exposure to radiation. Up to 20,000 British servicemen and their Commonwealth counterparts took part in a range of atomic and nuclear bomb tests on Christmas Island in the Pacific and Montebello Island, Maralinga and Emu Island in Australia.

According to the BNTVA, descendants of veterans are more likely to be born with disabilities and birth defects.

For decades the MoD denied there was a problem but the New Zealand study undermined this position.

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May 6, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized