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Nuclear Tests Linked to 4 Million Deaths, Report Reveals

1/22/2026

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The Norwegian People’s Aid reports nuclear weapons testing caused at least four million deaths from cancer and other diseases.
It states that more than 2,400 nuclear devices were detonated between 1945 and 2017.
It notes that North Korea has conducted tests since the 1990s, the only country to do so in that period.
It criticizes the secrecy surrounding the tests.
Survivors, including Tahitian parliamentarian Hinamoeura Cross, seek acknowledgment and healing.

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The Norwegian People’s Aid reports nuclear weapons testing caused at least four million deaths from cancer and other diseases.
It states that more than 2,400 nuclear devices were detonated between 1945 and 2017.
It notes that North Korea has conducted tests since the 1990s, the only country to do so in that period.
It criticizes the secrecy surrounding the tests.
Survivors, including Tahitian parliamentarian Hinamoeura Cross, seek acknowledgment and healing.