partner's death is related to that service. A ‘reasonable hypothesis’ standard of proof is applied to all claims lodged. China More than 100,000 troops of China were sent into the deserts of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to provide the labor at the test sites for China's first atomic bombs. A number of these troops later developed serious medical problems. See also Atomic bomb Downwinders Hibakusha Human experimentation in the United States Human radiation experiments References External links National Association of Atomic Veterans Veterans Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction Office of Public Health: Military Exposures, Radiation - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs A collection of facts and stories from Atomic Veterans relating their experiences in 1958 during Operation Hardtack 1. Atomic Veterans records, 1947-89, a collection held by Tufts Digital Collections and Archives America's Atomic Vets by Jennifer LaFleur with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting Atomic Vets a short documentary by Retro Report. Nuclear weapon safety Veterans' affairs in Australia Veterans' affairs in France Veterans' affairs in Russia Veterans' affairs in the United Kingdom Veterans' affairs in the United States