Barbara Plett visited Baghdad late last month where she found Iraqi's determined to shake off the sanctions, with or without the U-N. Originally aired January 06, 2001. It was called 'Operation Grapple'. Thousands of soldiers, mainly conscripts were part of those tests. The British Nuclear Tests Veterans Association says over the years the soldiers have suffered from higher than normal rates of cancer and other diseases. More than a dozen of those men live in Canada.
Scientists say the Arctic has become a sink-hole for some of the world's most dangerous chemicals.
This report takes a look at the impact this pollution is having on people and animals living in the north.