By Frank Walker
The proof are surprising. The treachery is chilling. The fallout ongoing.
This version encompasses a new writer be aware with surprising new fabric that has come to gentle as a result groundbreaking unique publication.
Investigative journalist Frank Walker's Maralinga is a must-read precise tale of the abuse of our servicemen, scientists treating the Australian inhabitants as lab rats and politicians sacrificing their very own humans within the pursuit of power.
During the Menzies period, with the blessing of the leading Minister, the British govt exploded twelve atomic bombs on Australian soil. RAAF pilots have been ordered to fly into nuclear mushroom clouds, infantrymen instructed to stroll into radioactive floor 0, sailors retrieved hugely infected particles - none of them conscious of the risks they faced.
But the betrayal did not finish with those servicemen. mystery tracking stations have been organize round the nation to degree radiation degrees and a clandestine decades-long undertaking stole bones from useless infants to work out how a lot fallout had infected their our bodies - their grieving mom and dad have been by no means advised. This chilling exposé drawn from broad examine and interviews with surviving veterans unearths the betrayal of our troops and our country.
'An extraordinary story – totally gripping, it reads like a thriller' - Jon Faine, ABC Radio Melbourne
'This booklet will give a contribution to a far larger knowledge and maybe even more motion in this issue' - Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National
'Walker demonstrates powerfully why, whatever the context within which the checking out happened, the emotional legacy of Maralinga will linger within the Australian psyche, simply as do Gallipoli, Bodyline and Singapore. the price by way of harm to healthiness, the surroundings and public belief in govt will stay with us for generations to come back' - The Australian
'Shocking revelations…' - Margaret Throsby, Midday Interview, ABC vintage FM
'An awesome tale – there are issues right here that may make your hair stand on end' - Philip Clark, ABC Radio Canberra
'This booklet will be at the tuition syllabus' - Andrew O'Keefe, Weekend Sunrise
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