The Nation - News from July 29, 1987
The House voted to grant disability benefits to veterans who participated in nuclear tests or in the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, after those cities were hit with atomic bombs. The bill, approved by voice vote and sent to the Senate, would grant benefits to veterans who suffer from diseases such as leukemia and various forms of cancer that may be attributed to radiation at the test or occupation sites. From 1945 to 1963, the United States conducted some 235 nuclear weapons tests, with about 220,000 troops nearby.
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