British Cold War nuclear test veterans claim MOD is hiding some of their medical records

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More than 20,000 British servicemen took part in hundreds of Cold War weapons tests in Australia and the South Pacific. None of them have ever received compensation for the illnesses they believe were caused by radiation.

Now he wants to expose the truth about the physical toll he believes their service has taken.

"We've uncovered over 200 archive documents which clearly show that the veterans were required to be tested for both blood and urine samples, both before they went out to the South Pacific to engage in the nuclear testing, whilst they were there and when they came back… if those tests were done where are they now?" said Mr Troen.

"I had an email just this week from the RAF [Royal Air Force] saying yes the MOD search has found the information you require but no you can't have it, and they're quoting some law about confidentiality… What are they hiding?

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