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Great article. Please do more investigative journalism. James B. Morin, GUASTI, CALIF...
...Great article. Please do more investigative journalism. James B. Morin, Guasti, Calif...
Great article. Please do more investigative journalism. James B. Morin, GUASTI, CALIF...
...That's one reason veterans' groups remain on their guard. While they call France's official acknowledgment of responsibility for the consequences of nuclear testing a major breakthrough, they warn that the number of victims will reach into the tens of thousands or more. Because of that, they say Morin's initial compensation fund of $14 million will probably have to be increased to nearly $100 million. Those groups also argue that the commission to hear radiation claims - which will be composed of a judge and eight doctors - should also include veteran representatives. "The past has shown us that experts...
...Whatever its final form, once it becomes law, Morin's bill will set up for France a system not unlike that established by the U.S.'s Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990, which has approved over $1.38 billion in health-care or damages payments so far. That could have the unintended benefit of increasing the pressure on Britain to drop its long-standing refusal to compensate people who claim they were radiated during the U.K.'s nuclear testing from 1952 to 1991. The eventual passage of the French bill will leave London as the only Western nuclear power without...