The day is named for the so-called “downwinders” who lived in areas downwind of U.S. nuclear weapons testing sites, like Guam. “We pause to honor the lives and sacrifices of those who lived ...

In 2011, the Senate chose January 27 as a day of remembrance to acknowledge the harm done to "downwinders" in Nevada during nuclear testing conducted during World War II and into the 1950s ...

Our island also came together to commemorate the national day of remembrance for Downwinders. To mark this solemn occasion, the 38th Guam Legislature presented resolution 10-38, honoring those ...

Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders, honoring Americans affected by radiation exposure from nuclear testing. Many victims of radiation exposure live on Arizona tribal lands ...

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Hibakusha and the people in Japan who survived the bombing of Hiroshima 79 years ago. But Japan is not the only place where a nuclear blast occurred.

In the 1950s and 60s the US government conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Nevada desert The resulting fallout would kick off a decadeslong debate over cancer rates the costs of patriotism ...

Please see our republishing guidelines for use of any other photos and graphics. Sen. Hawley blasts rumors of expanding payments for Utah downwinders onlyby Kyle Dunphey, Utah News DispatchDecember 13 ...

Tina Cordova, a founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, protests at the Trinity site on Oct. 21, 2023. She called the recent striking of the expansion of a fund to pay victims of ...

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