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By Tim Lerew

Reflections from a Cold War Patriots Spokesperson

If you’re a nuclear weapons or uranium worker who has qualified for an Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) white medical benefits card, you…

The Secretary of Defense has established the Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Medal to commemorate the service and sacrifice of military veterans who were instrumental in developing our Nation’s atomic and…

It’s no secret that the process for qualifying for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) and garnering a coveted white medical benefits card can be…

Did you know in 2009 the first Official Cold War Patriots National Day of Remembrance™ was held? But the journey for nuclear weapons and uranium worker recognition began decades before…

Most people would be surprised to know that, at one time, Ukraine had the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal, behind only the United States and Russia. Yes, in 1992, roughly 1,700…

New legislation proposed by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., would save lives of Hanford nuclear reservation workers, according to medical experts and union officials. A federal program to provide help for…

With heavy hearts, we share that Terrie Barrie passed away on July 21, 2022, after a long illness. Terrie was a tireless advocate for the nuclear complex and uranium worker…

President Biden has signed into law a two-year extension to the existing Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Without this extension, now to June 7, 2024, the existing program would…

America’s research, development, production and testing of more than 70,000 nuclear weapons since World War II largely kept the peace, but also contributed to illnesses and death for more than…