Nuclear testing and health

1994/01/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Osasuna

In North America people are concerned about the consequences of nuclear explosions that occurred in the atmosphere before the world ban in 1963. Between 1951 and 1957, for example, 217 explosions occurred in the Pacific and Nevada.

Everyone knows that in those trials the soldiers had intentional soldiers around the throat to study the influence of radiation. According to a study conducted by the American Academy of Sciences in 1985, there is no special relationship between these soldiers and cancer cases, so the government has not compensated the families of these soldiers killed by cancer.

Today, however, the investigation is criticized because of the 220,000 military personnel in danger, only 50,000 were analyzed. In order to find the truth in this problem, the government has commissioned the Academy of Sciences to conduct new research. The conclusions will be released within five years, but this time they will analyze all cases