Nuclear Test Veterans Launch Mass Claim
A claim brought by hundreds of former servicemen who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950’s is thought to be one of the largest ever made against the Ministry Of Defence. The tests, which took place in the South Pacific, are claimed to have been responsible for serious illnesses in thousands of veterans from both Britain and New Zealand.
Around 700 former servicemen have joined the action, including those who served on the Royal Navy warship, HMS Diana, which was involved in two of the tests. According to testimony of those involved the men could hear the explosion from 200 miles away and that many of them suffered from the effects of radiation sickness following the tests. One of the explosions was six times larger than the bomb dropped by US forces on Hiroshima during the Second World War.
Solicitors acting on behalf of the veterans have uncovered official documentation that they claim shows the Army was complicit in the testing of the nuclear effects on its personnel, despite having claimed at the time that the tests were conducted to establish the effects of a nuclear explosion on equipment.
The MoD denies that the tests are responsible for the lifelong illnesses that many of those involved are now suffering from and it is possible that the claims may never come to court - under current law, any claim for compensation must be brought within three years of the injury. The deadline to join the mass action is March 3rd 2008.
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