Submitted on Wednesday 31st July 2013
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Recognise our nuclear veterans
We call for the recognition of the unique contribution made by our nuclear test veterans to the nation and defence of the realm, during the British Nuclear Testing Programme in the 1950s and 1960s.
In contrast to many other nuclear powers, Britain has never fully acknowledged it’s debt of gratitude. Furthermore, we rank towards the bottom of the ‘decency’ league table when it comes to how we treat our test veterans.
Official recognition from the UK Prime Minister, written or oral, would go a long way to honouring the service these veterans gave, together with an ex gratia donation from the Government of £25million to help with the establishment of a Benevolent Fund to help assist those veterans and their descendents in need.
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