Hollande acknowledges impact of nuclear testing in Pacific

Hollande acknowledges impact of nuclear testing in Pacific Papeete (AFP) Feb 23, 2016 - French President Francois Hollande on Monday acknowledged that three decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia had had "an impact" on health and the environment and promised to revamp the compensation process. Hollande's remarks, made on a visit to the French Polynesian capital, are the clearest admission yet of the damage caused by the French testing programme. "I recognise that the ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Hollande_acknowledges_impact_of_nuclear_testing_in_Pacific_999.html