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Government study links Cold War weapons work to worker illness
A draft report reviewing three decades of Cold War era work at 14 atomic weapons facilities says exposure to radiation and chemicals may have caused cancer in workers. The finding reverses decades of denials and could lead to compensation for families, though final conclusions and funding depend on the forthcoming report and Congress.
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