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Legislation Introduced to Expand Benefits for Atomic Veterans on 80th Anniversary of First Bomb Test
INTERNATIONAL (UNITED STATES, IRAN, ISRAEL), JUL 13 – The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons condemned recent US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and denied Iran was developing nuclear weapons, urging disarmament.
- On July 16, 2025, Rep. Dina Titus introduced the PRESUME Act to expand radiation-related veterans' benefits on the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test in New Mexico.
- This legislation responds to long-standing inequities in benefits for atomic veterans and cleanup workers who lack clear proof of radiation exposure under existing laws.
- The act follows recent congressional expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include New Mexico fallout victims and uranium miners, acknowledging decades of harm.
- Tina Cordova, a local cancer survivor, acknowledged that while the program provides $100,000 in reparations, this amount cannot make up for the loss of her father.
- The bill seeks to ensure atomic veterans receive presumptive VA benefits without needing specific exposure evidence, potentially improving care and justice for thousands affected.
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Legislation introduced to expand benefits for atomic veterans on 80th anniversary of first bomb test
As the world marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexican desert, a Nevada congresswoman introduced new legislation Wednesday intended to streamline benefits for those military veterans exposed to radiation while supporting nuclear programs or working on cleanups.
The Trinity essay put an end to the atomic fission bomb race started in 1938. Fear was that the Third Reich would acquire it. It would be used against Japan, thinking about the USSR... ...
80 years ago, on July 16, 1945, the nuclear age began. The United States set off a nuclear bomb for the first time in the desert of the state of New Mexico. It was developed about 300 kilometers further, in the then secret place of Los Alamos.
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Catholic News AgencyArchdiocese of Santa Fe marks 80th anniversary of first nuclear bomb detonation
A nuclear explosion. / Credit: Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 15, 2025 / 15:58 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is calling on churches across the nation to mark the “somber milestone” of the 80th anniversary of t... [...]
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The Chicago Tribune on how the risk of nuclear war is back with a vengeance: When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New Mexico desert recognized they were playing with fire. Physicist Enrico Fermi tried to break the tension by taking bets on whether the bomb would ignite the atmosphere and destroy the world. J. Robert Oppenheimer wagered $10 the bomb wouldn’t work at …
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