The Human Radiation Experiments

by Advisory Committee on Human Radiation and U.S. Government

Book Overview

This book describes in fascinating detail the variety of experiments sponsored by the U.S. government in which human subjects were exposed to radiation, often without their knowledge or consent. Based on a review of hundreds of thousands of heretofore unavailable or classified documents, this Report tells a gripping story of the intricate relationship between science and the state.
Under the thick veil of government secrecy, researchers conducted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195107926
• ISBN13: 9780195107920
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent scientific treatment of a very difficult subject.

For the first time, an interested reader is able to find a clear treatment of a very sensitive issue in one comprehensive volume. The report presents the facts with a minimum of editorial or political "spin" and represents a critical step forward in our understanding of the Cold War's effects on innocent civilians as well as our atomic veterans, who were used as military guinea pigs. Readable, understandable, and objective, this work is highly recommended for all who want to take a critical look at the ethics of science and our medical establishment, and informed consent. The Nazis were tried for their crimes at Nurenberg; American victims of indiscriminant radiation testing have yet to find justice.