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The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act gives atomic veterans sickened by U.S. nuclear tests the opportunity to apply for compensation that can help pay for medical treatment, other expenses, or simply offer recognition of the harms they suffered.

By KEITH KIEFER, STARS AND STRIPES • November 2, 2023  https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-11-02/america-nuclear-arsenal-cost-veterans-11917578.html Congress is still working to pass the National Defense Authorization Act, a more than $800 billion piece of legislation that funds our nation’s military as well as programs for members of our military. But this year, for the first time, the NDAA could include justice for veterans…

Christopher Nolan’s new movie Oppenheimer, eponymously named after the creator of the atomic bomb, has renewed public interest in America’s dark history with nuclear weapons. Nolan’s movie focuses primarily on the “Trinity” test—the first test of an nuclear bomb to occur in the U.S. But for years after Trinity, the U.S. continued to spend a ludicrous amount of time and money detonating nuclear bombs all over the southwestern United States and in various ...