Two British law firms say they have received new medical evidence linking nuclear tests to several illnesses, including cancer.
Their findings may result in a compensation class-action suit involving hundreds of veterans and civilians from Britain, New Zealand and Fiji.
Thousands of British and Commonwealth troops, and local civilians, were exposed to atomic radiation from nuclear test explosions in the Pacific between 1952 and 1963, the year that the International Nuclear Testing Ban was signed.
Britain's Ministry of Defense has always denied the level of exposure was sufficient to cause the illnesses that those exposed complained of: cancer, muscular diseases, gastrointestinal problems, heart conditions, asthma and loss of teeth and hair. The law firms claim that the veterans have sustained injuries which should allow them to claim compensation from the British government.
During the Cold War, Britain and the United States detonated nuclear devices at several locations in Australia, Christmas Island and other islands in the South Pacific. Troops from Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States were involved, and many civilians also witnessed the nuclear program.
The veterans claim they were not given suitable protective clothing and were exposed to atomic radiation.
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