France, nuclear testing

in the Pacific following its nuclear testing in the region, as state-backed
discussions took place in Paris about the legacy of the explosions. A
two-day meeting called by French President Emmanuel Macron began on
Thursday following fresh allegations that the testing from 1966 to 1996
caused hidden atmospheric and ground radiation. “There was no state
cover-up,” Genevieve Darrieusseq, junior defence minister, told AFP in a
brief comment on the sidelines of the event, where she has ruled out any
official apology from France. In March, the investigative website Disclose
created waves when it said it had analysed some 2,000 pages of declassified
French military documents about the nearly 200 tests carried out around
French Polynesia. Working with statistical experts and academics from
Princeton University in the US, it concluded that “French authorities have
concealed the true impact of nuclear testing on the health of Polynesians
for more than 50 years.”

 France24 3rd July 2021

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