1. At the dawn of the atomic age, the government conducted human radiation testing later linked to cancer. 2. His own task force on human radiation experiments found that the Fernald experiments were unethical, but that the test subjects deserved no federal compensation because they were unharmed. 3. Rep. Lane Evans, D-Rock Island, announces he will introduce legislation to compensate victims of the human radiation experiments at Marshall Island. 4. The president has apologized to the Tuskegee victims, but the victims of human radiation experiments want an apology, too. 5. We heard the government admit involvement in human radiation experiments, and some still maintain millions of women were put at risk with silicone implants. 6. President Clinton closed a chapter on three decades of human radiation experiments Tuesday by apologizing to the unwitting victims. 7. The committee was created by President Clinton nearly a year ago to look into human radiation testing during the Cold War and assess the ethical implications. 8. The government papers also suggest that the Central Intelligence Agency had a wider involvement in human radiation tests than it has acknowledged. 9. Muller said there were numerous questions pertaining to human radiation experiments, including exactly who from Rongelap and Enewetak were exposed to the experiments. 10. President Bill Clinton last December named the committee to review the extent of Cold War human radiation testing. |