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The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This

May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

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Toxic waste contaminated communities downwind of government nuclear weapons testing sites for decades. To acknowledge and honor the sacrifices of generations of Americans, Congress could expand and continue the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) before it expires on June 7. Read how a House vote on RECA in the coming days could continue and expand benefits to those whose health and lives were unknowingly traded for our nation’s nuclear defense in the full article here.