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Ex-servicemen who say they were made ill as a result of being exposed to radiation during British nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s are to begin the latest stage of their battle for compensation.
Veterans will argue for their right to claim damages from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at the Supreme Court in London - the UK's highest court.
They blame ill-health - including cancer, skin defects and fertility problems - on their involvement in British nuclear tests in Australia, on Christmas Island and in the Pacific Ocean between 1952 and 1958.............
Ex-servicemen who say they were made ill as a result of being exposed to radiation during British nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s are to begin the latest stage of their battle for compensation.
Veterans will argue for their right to claim damages from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at the Supreme Court in London - the UK's highest court.
They blame ill-health - including cancer, skin defects and fertility problems - on their involvement in British nuclear tests in Australia, on Christmas Island and in the Pacific Ocean between 1952 and 1958.............
