Christmas Island Nuclear Tests Compensation

No compensation for british servicemen exposed to nuclear explosions around australia and the pacific in the 1950s and 60s.

Christmas island nuclear tests compensation. The british nuclear weapon tests on kiritimati or christmas island had profound and lasting cultural consequences for both atomic veterans and local islanders. When the explosions went off the marines were told to turn their backs. Forgotten victims of britain s nuclear tests on christmas island. The british nuclear weapon tests on kiritimati island had profound and lasting cultural consequences for both atomic veterans and local.

The former royal marine served on christmas island for 18 months and witnessed three atomic bomb tests. Operation grapple was four series of british tests of atomic and hydrogen bombs carried out in 1957 and 1958 at malden island and kiritimati christmas island in the pacific ocean as part of the british hydrogen bomb programme. The tests ended six years later and parts of the island were sealed off. Operation grapple was a set of four british nuclear weapons test series of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs carried out in 1957 and 1958 at malden island and kiritimati christmas island in the gilbert and ellice islands in the pacific ocean modern kiribati as part of the british hydrogen bomb programme nine nuclear explosions were initiated culminating in the united kingdom becoming.

British nuclear test victims finally receive compensation from fiji. In 1957 the british military began conducting nuclear tests in the pacific ocean and based themselves on christmas island. Britain is alone in refusing to admit harm was likely. However william was about to find himself at the epicentre of britain s nuclear testing programme.

The devastating atomic history of christmas island. Despite paying out to derek the government says there is no proven link to increased levels of cancer in nuclear test veterans.