Article questions long-term health effects of atomic bombs
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From the original Genetics paper: "Initial studies (1945–1946) on survivors from the bombings were performed under the authority of the occupying US army and their results remained classified; the number of delayed deaths from radiation or, possibly, contamination is therefore not known precisely, although it is probably of the order of 10,000 for each site. " So basically these vital informations are still kept secret by the US...
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