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Truth about UK nuclear veterans 'covered up', says Andy Burnham


The truth about tens of thousands British veterans who tested nuclear bombs has been "covered up for decades", the mayor of Greater Manchester has alleged.

Andy Burnham told BBC Newsnight the government must act while the remaining survivors are still alive.

In the 1950s and 60s, servicemen witnessed dozens of atomic and hydrogen bomb tests and radioactive experiments in Australia and the South Pacific as part of the UK's nuclear programme. Veterans claim the tests caused severe lifelong health problems, and that the government continues to conceal their health records.