Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Stephan: The other day for no particular reason I began to think: whatever happened to the sailors on the Ronald Reagan, who helped out at the Fukishima disaster, where they were exposed to excessive radiation? I went looking for a fact-based answer, and here it is. The media has long since moved on, and no one other than the sailors and marines and their families seems to care, but I think this is a very substantial story. I think it is notable that I had to go to a German publication to get the latest information. Once again the lives of ordinary people are being sacrificed to the benefit of corporations and bureaucracies.
AFP/US Navy
In March of 2011, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan rushed to Japan to help after the disastrous tsunami. Since then, many sailors from that ship have fallen ill, possibly as a result of exposure to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. They will soon have their day in court.
Credit: AFP/US Navy
In March of 2011, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan rushed to Japan to help after the disastrous tsunami. Since then, many sailors from that ship have fallen ill, possibly as a result of exposure to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. They will soon have their day in court.
On March 11, 2011, the American aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan received orders to change course […]