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Pacific survivors press APIL to form task force to pursue compensation and remediation for nuclear‑testing fallout
Summary
Robert Celestial, president of the Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors, told APIL delegates that declassified reports and veteran testimony indicate Guam and other Pacific islands were affected by fallout from U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing and urged a unified regional response.
Robert Celestial, president of the Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors, presented evidence and personal testimony to the APIL General Assembly asserting that Guam and other Pacific islands received measurable fallout from U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands and elsewhere. He described involvement in cleanup operations, declassified reports, scientific assessments and testimony from service members whose Geiger counters read "off the…
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