UK Test Veterans

Kiribati, a Pacific island nation that

was among several locations the British chose for nuclear weapons tests

during the 1950s and ‘60s. Until tonight, the group has been discussing
rather serious matters. Such as whether the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was
aware of the risks when it stationed thousands of young servicemen in
places such as Kiritimati (or Christmas Island) and started detonating
atomic and hydrogen bombs in the vicinity; and why it continues to deny or
delay access to the medical records of those deployed there. One
particularly urgent question is whether exposure to blast after blast,
without protective shielding, may be the reason so many of the veterans and
their descendants have suffered health problems. Many of these questions
remain unanswered. Some may be unanswerable.

FT 1st Nov 2025

https://www.ft.com/content/1fca6893-7dfe-43e3-b7ec-c00e3d4ad0b6