071 - Contemporary Projects Chapter 14 Part 2

In the shadows of history, thousands of human radiation experiments were conducted in the United States, aiming to unveil the effects of atomic radiation and radioactive contamination on human health. Funded primarily by the military, the Atomic Energy Commission, and various federal agencies, these experiments spanned a disturbing array of practices—from feeding radioactive food to vulnerable children to deliberately releasing radioactive materials over cities. Many of these studies were shrouded in secrecy, leaving a dark legacy. The tide turned in the 1990s when Eileen Welsomes investigative reports for The Albuquerque Tribune laid bare the extent of these tests, leading to the establishment of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments by President Bill Clinton. This committees findings, published in 1995, aimed to bring accountability and transparency to past government actions.