▁lod ged . ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁of ▁China ▁were ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁desert s ▁of ▁X in ji ang ▁U yg h ur ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁labor ▁at ▁the ▁test ▁sites ▁for ▁China ' s ▁first ▁atomic ▁bomb s . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁troops ▁later ▁developed ▁serious ▁medical ▁problems . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁At omic ▁bomb ▁ ▁Down wind ers ▁ ▁H ib ak ush a ▁ ▁Human ▁experiment ation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Human ▁radiation ▁experiments ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁At omic ▁V eter ans ▁ ▁V eter ans ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁on ▁D ose ▁Re const ruction ▁ ▁Office ▁of ▁Public ▁Health : ▁Military ▁Ex pos ures , ▁Rad iation ▁- ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁ ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁facts ▁and ▁stories ▁from ▁At omic ▁V eter ans ▁rel ating ▁their ▁experiences ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁during ▁Operation ▁Hard t ack ▁ 1 . ▁▁ ▁At omic ▁V eter ans ▁records , ▁ 1 9 4 7 - 8 9 , ▁a ▁collection ▁held ▁by ▁Tu ft s ▁Digital ▁Col lections ▁and ▁Archives ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁America ' s ▁At omic ▁V ets ▁by ▁Jenn ifer ▁La F leur ▁with ▁Re ve al ▁from ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Investig ative ▁Report ing ▁ ▁At omic ▁V ets ▁a ▁short ▁document ary ▁by ▁Ret ro ▁Report . ▁ ▁Category : N uc lear