The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests (2000)

Chapter: 3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.

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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.
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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.
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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.
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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.
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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.
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Suggested Citation: "3 An Overview of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program." Institute of Medicine. 2000. The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9697.
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