Burns, Baucus back nuclear fallout victims in Montana

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Montana victims of nuclear weapons testing from a half-century ago "deserve both an apology and compensation from the U.S. government," U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., said Thursday.

Burns' statement coincided with the release of a nearly 400-page report by the National Academy of Sciences. The report recommended that the government open the door to hearing cancer claims from people in all states who think they were affected by nuclear fallout from 1950s weapons tests in Nevada.

However, it also suggested that those harmed would have to prove that nuclear fallout caused their health problems.

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If Conrad supports it I have to wonder if something is fishy