{"id":"e01f6161-6c42-4778-a1ef-950aea24e58b","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/02/nuclear-bomb-test-veterans-were-victims-of-one-of-greatest-scandals-in-britain-says-ex-defence-minister","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, says ex-defence minister","plainHeadline":"Ex-defence minister says nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of Britain’s greatest scandals.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-09-03T11:04:05.188Z"},"summary":["Tobias Ellwood admitted misled parliament in 2018 over blood-test records.","He says officials provided incorrect information to him about radiological monitoring data.","Around 22,000 personnel participated in 45 nuclear tests between 1952 and 1967.","Merlin database of 28,000 documents later revealed medical records existed.","Campaigners seek compensation as the UK has not previously compensated veterans."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T21:30:35.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-02T21:55:20.810Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ef62d851-e899-4b4a-9797-462b66744644"}