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Spectre of nuclear testing again raised in Nevada

Candidates in Senate race sound off on nuclear testing, ksl.com -May 20th, 2010  By John Hollenhorst SALT LAKE CITY — A surprise issue has emerged in Utah’s U.S. Senate race: testing of nuclear weapons in Nevada.Both Republican candidates say they would support underground tests of nuclear weapons if the Pentagon makes a case for it. But the Democrat in the race says, “no way.”Both Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater’s fathers were Downwinders.This all started when Republican Mike Lee signed a “Peace Through Strength Pledge” promoted by conservative think tanks. It calls for such things as secure borders, no constitutional rights for terrorists and a nation free of Islamic Law.It also supports nuclear testing.Nevada testing of nuclear weapons above ground was banned in 1963…..

What are… Downwinders?
Downwinders are people exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from nuclear weapons testing. Hundreds of Utahns developed various types of cancer linked to fallout from the approximately 1,000 Cold War-era weapons tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site from the 1950’s until 1992, when President George H.W. Bush imposed a moratorium on testing.

ksl.com – Candidates in Senate race sound off on nuclear testing

June 12, 2010 - Posted by | politics, USA |

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  1. The National Institue of Cancer has earlier released a report clearly connecting nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site with an increase in cancer amongst the people of Nevada, Utah and other inhabitants of downwinder states. With this stated the willingness of the Republican Senate candidates to support yet more nuclear testing at the NEvada Test Site reveals a heartless lack of consideration for the people these politicans would represent should they be elected. I hope that the voters remember this come election day and that these Republican senate candidates are soundly defeated.

    Patricia Axelrod
    The Desrt Storm Think tank an Veterans’ Advocate
    1-775-412-5980

    Patricia Axelrod's avatar Comment by Patricia Axelrod | June 12, 2010 | Reply


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