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Depleted uranium tested on soldiers in Australia

An Australian royal commission first discovered the use of depleted uranium in atomic tests at Maralinga

Global changes ruining the world September 25, 2009 Human Nuclear Action

UK Admits Soldiers Used in Radiation Experiments The UK Ministry of Defense admitted on 12 May that it exposed British, Australian and New Zealand servicemen to radiation in tests during the 1950s and 1960s. A spokesperson for the Ministry denied that the soldiers were used as guinea pigs, stating that each man gave his consent to participate. The experiments tested the effectiveness of protective clothing during radiation experiments. According to the Ministry of Defense, officers were ordered to walk, run and crawl through contaminated nuclear tests sites at Monte Bello Island and Maralinga to determine what types of clothing would give best protection against radioactive contamination.

………..The UK detonated 12 atomic bombs in Australia between 1952 and 1957. In 1997, the UK claimed in the European Court of Human Rights that humans were never used as experimental subjects during nuclear weapons tests.

The official documents, recently uncovered by a researcher at Dundee University in Scotland, forced the British government to admit that officers were deliberately sent into the nuclear fallout zone. (sources: AP, 14 May 2001; New Zealand Herald, 14 May 2001; Reuters, 12 May 2001)

Australian Government Confirms Depleted Uranium Used in 1950s The Australian Federal Government announced that it will conduct a health study of Australian volunteers who worked at Maralinga, a British nuclear test site. Although previously thought to be used for the first time during the Gulf War, the Australian government confirmed on 28 May that more than eight tons of depleted uranium was blasted into the air during nuclear tests at the site in the 1950s……..An Australian royal commission first discovered the use of depleted uranium in atomic tests at Maralinga some years ago, but the government failed to take any action at the time. (source: AAP, 28 May 2001)

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December 25, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium