Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal
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Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attended the first-ever ceremony for the nuclear veterans at the National Memorial Arboretum in central England, marking the 70th anniversary of the U.K.'s first atmospheric atomic test on Oct. 3, 1952.
Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal
Seven decades after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean, troops who took part — sometimes unknowingly — in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal.The U.K. government's announcement on Monday of the Nuclear Test Medal is a victory for veterans and their families, who have campaigned for years for recognition. Now, many want recognition of the health problems they believe they suffered as a result of …
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