Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal

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 in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal.

Veterans of UK nuclear tests given medals

Troops who took in the UK's atomic weapons tests in Australia and several ocean territories are being recognised with a medal, the government says.

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.

UK recognises veterans of nuclear weapons tests with medals

The honour comes 70 years after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean.

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 in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal

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 …