Nuclear Testing on Humans
1993-12-07T16:29:25-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOGI2XC8wNTI3NzItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary briefed reporters and department employees on the reasons for declassifying nuclear weapons information accumulated since the mid-1940s. She stated that environmental concerns helped to bring about this decision. The secretary suggested that over 20% of the nuclear tests came without warning because of national security reasons. Included in her report was the disclosure that 18 individuals were used in experiments on the effects of plutonium. Throughout the briefing, Secretary O’Leary used an overhead projector to describe the information. Following her presentation, she took questions from reporters.
Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary briefed reporters and department employees on the reasons for declassifying nuclear weapons information accum… read more
Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary briefed reporters and department employees on the reasons for declassifying nuclear weapons information accumulated since the mid-1940s. She stated that environmental concerns helped to bring about this decision. The secretary suggested that over 20% of the nuclear tests came without warning because of national security reasons. Included in her report was the disclosure that 18 individuals were used in experiments on the effects of plutonium. Throughout the briefing, Secretary O’Leary used an overhead projector to describe the information. Following her presentation, she took questions from reporters. close
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