Minister “pays tribute” to test survivors, but will not provide requested information or financial compensation.
“The UK Government has no plans to respond to the joint statement made by Kiribati and Kazakhstan, as their statement is inconsistent with the UK's position on the legacy of nuclear tests. However, we recognise efforts to address the impact of historic nuclear testing and pay tribute to the veterans and civilians from the Pacific region involved in the tests. The UK has reviewed residual contamination relating to British nuclear tests on Kiribati and concluded that any required remediation had been undertaken.”
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Bromley Peace campaigners gathered in Bromley Market Square on Friday 26/4/19 to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The disaster took place in 1986 and was covered up by the then Soviet authorities. The explosion at the nuclear power plant released a radioactive cloud that drifted across Europe reaching the UK a week later. 70% of the radioactive materials fell over farmlands, forests, towns and villages in Belarus. The children of Belarus are since then and to date continuing to pay the heavy price of this disaster with their health and well being. There is a huge increase in childhood cancers, thyroid disorders and birth defects even today. Innocent people paid the heavy price of Chernobyl 1986 and Fukushima 2011 disasters let alone livestock, pets and the enduring damage to the environment that will last thousands of years. Ann Garrett the Secretary of Bromley Borough CND said “ These are alarm bells we should not ignore when our government is
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