The newspaper found ill residents and workers in Tennessee, Colorado, South Carolina, New Mexico, Idaho, New York, California, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas and Washington state. Activists believe many more people are suffering from the illnesses at these and other weapons sites across the nation. The illnesses, including tremors, memory loss, debilitating fatigue and an array of breathing, muscular and reproductive problems mirror those found in Oak Ridge. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation's premier disease tracking agency, is investigating the Oak Ridge illnesses at the state's request. The CDC began its probe in the neighborhood closest to the reservation and so far has found severe respiratory problems in a third of the children there.
Top scientists say the newspaper's findings are disturbing.
It's not just two or three. At least the wheels should be set in motion in which a team of physicians can go in and look at things more systematically. Many of the ill believe their ailments stem from exposure to dangerous substances that were released into the environment around the nuclear weapons sites. They have no evidence. Their belief stems from what they see happening to themselves and others.