Thousands of veterans who say they were sickened by radiation exposure during their military service have been denied federal benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs said, as cancer and old age ...

In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Pentagon conducted numerous nuclear bomb detonations in the American Southwest and the Pacific Ocean. These tests involved “atomic soldiers” who observed, worked on ...

OPINION: As a new nuclear arms race looms, our atomic veterans still demand justice. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

July 16 is National Atomic Veterans Day, dedicated to the thousands of troops who participated in secret nuclear testing or were POWs in Nagasaki or Hiroshima. By Abigail Spanberger Published Jul 15, ...

Atomic veterans were originally veterans who worked on the atomic bomb or helped with its detonation. That is until the PACT Act expanded eligibility to include those who worked on nuclear clean up.

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APPROACH TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BREANA: WE’RE HONORING THE NEARLY 200,000 ATOMIC VETERANS ACROSS THE U.S. WHO WERE EXPOSED TO RADIATION DURING ACTIVE DUTY. EVEN THOUGH THEY RISKED THEIR ...

NEILLSVILLE − The Highground Museum, located at W7031 Ridge Road in Neillsville, is showcasing stories and artifacts from World War II U.S. Army Air Forces bomb crews. The exhibit, which runs through ...