Atomic veteran

An atomic veteran (a.k.a. atomic soldier, nuclear veteran) is a veteran of the armed services who has been exposed to nuclear radiation while participating in atomic weapons testing in the course of his or her duties.

See also

• Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of October 5, 1990
• Human experimentation in the United States

External links

• National Association of Atomic Veterans
• Radiation: Exposure during Military Service - U.S. Department of Veteran's Administration
• A collection of facts and stories from Atomic Veterans relating their experiences in 1958 during Operation Hardtack.
• The short film Big Picture: The Atom Soldier is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
• The short film Big Picture: Atomic Battlefield is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]

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