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Blogs are completed by guest bloggers on a weekly basis. If you would like to submit an article to be published, please email info@labrats.international. Every one who is connected with the tests has a story, they need to be told. We would like to thank everyone for their support to the Atomic Family, it is much appreciated.
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NTV Medal Delays
The NTV Medal has been delayed by the UK Government. Letters were sent to the 1500+ applicants who applied for the medal informing them...
Invisible Enemy
Jun 26, 20238 min read
Operation Morning Light field team deployment at Fort Reliance
Report by Ralph Killoran In the summer of 2019, the abandoned federal weather station at Fort Reliance was totally demolished ending a...
Invisible Enemy
Jun 19, 20236 min read
Campaigning Continues
We continue to campaign on behalf of the Nuclear Community, on Wednesday 14th June 2023, two members of our campaign group were extremely...
Invisible Enemy
Jun 15, 20233 min read
Operation Hurricane and MI5
On the 11th June 1952, C.H Hutchinson of the U.K.S.L.S was concerned about signals received from the Ministry of Defence and that vital...
Invisible Enemy
Jun 9, 20232 min read
AI - Nuclear Testing
A lot has been written recently about Artificial Intelligence (AI), so we decided to ask an AI Interface questions relating to the...
Invisible Enemy
Jun 6, 202310 min read
Operation Hurricane - Press Conference Questions
When the Prime Minster announced at a Press Conference that Operation Hurricane had been successful, the UK Government prepared answers...
Invisible Enemy
May 30, 20232 min read
Hurricane Casualties
In our last blog, we discussed fatal casualties at Operation Hurricane. Unfortunately, five servicemen lost their lives during the...
Invisible Enemy
May 26, 20232 min read
Operation Hurricane - TOP SECRET
Following research at the National Archives, LABRATS obtained a TOP SECRET report on Operation Hurricane, stamped 17th October 1952. No...
Invisible Enemy
May 22, 20232 min read
Radioactive Campania
Just how Radioactive was H.M.S Campania after participating in the Nuclear Testing program? Documents obtained by LABRATS show that the...
Invisible Enemy
May 11, 20232 min read
Christmas Island Recollections
My Recollections of Christmas Island, February 1958 - A Story from Dave Whyte. Although my unit was 61 Fd Sqn, 38 Corps Eng Regt...
Invisible Enemy
Apr 27, 202311 min read
Have Your Say - Help Us
It is important that the work that we undertake is for the Nuclear Community and meets the needs of our unique cohort. We are today...
Invisible Enemy
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Hillsborough Law Meeting - Feb 23
On the 28th February 2023, Steve Purse attended a Public Accountability APPG organised by the Hillsborough Law Now campaigners. The...
Invisible Enemy
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Film Badges - Physical Considerations
Following on from our previous blog, we have received further information from the archives of Flt lt Joe Pasquini | 76 Sqaudron -...
Invisible Enemy
Feb 23, 20232 min read
ES Files - Dosages
As per our previous blog, the ES Files are now restricted from view because of a Security Review. On such file is ES 5/148 entitled...
Invisible Enemy
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Daily Mirror Article - Statement
Statement The Directors of LABRATS have been made aware of the article by Susie Boniface in the Daily Mirror relating to the British...
Invisible Enemy
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Australian Participants
In 2001, the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs published a preliminary nominal roll of members of the Australian Defence Forces...
Invisible Enemy
Feb 10, 20235 min read
Restricted ES Files - The Real Reason
As the community is aware, the ES and AB Files were removed from the National Archives many years ago for a 'Security Review', but...
Invisible Enemy
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Megaton Tests - 8th November 1957
This week's blog comes courtesy of Diane who found this document that belonged to her father. The Foreword says: 'It is unlikely that...
Invisible Enemy
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Foulness the Forgotten Island
In the United Kingdom nuclear weapons development, acquisition and deployment now occurs entirely within the organisational structure of...
Invisible Enemy
Jan 12, 20238 min read
Exposure, Deaths and Claims
Information contained within Air Ministry files shows exposure levels, deaths and early claims for war pensions and compensation from...
Invisible Enemy
Jan 4, 20235 min read
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