In this testimony from 2022, UK nuclear test veteran Eric Barton shares his experiences of Operation Dominic, carried out in the Republic of Kiribati, as well as challenges for US and UK veterans in advocating for recognition and compensation.
Kiritimati (Christmas Island): Eric Barton
“On detonation there was this great flash and everything was brighter than the sun. After a while we were allowed to turn around and look. I couldn’t believe my eyes, something I had never seen before. To me it was a wondrous sight, this great big mushroom cloud, the top rolling in on itself, all the colours of the rainbow. There was this great big bang followed by a wind that you had to resist. I soon knew why we were there. How was I to know the devastation this would bring to so many veterans and their families.”
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