'£5bn bill' to settle nuke blood scandal
Daily Mirror UK|November 21, 2024
Warning of huge payouts to test veterans
SUSIE BONIFACE
'£5bn bill' to settle nuke blood scandal

THE Nuked Blood Scandal could cost the government as much as £5billion, it has been told.

The warning comes after a BBC documentary exposed the cover-up of medical records from troops used in Cold War radiation experiments.

Mirror investigations revealed secret blood testing of troops and civilians but the results were hidden behind claims of national security.

In May, the Atomic Weapons Establishment was ordered to publish 4,000 pages of evidence.

This story is from the November 21, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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