Government Liability for Atomic Weapons Testing Program: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session on S. 2454 ... and on H.R. 1338 ... June 27, 1986U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 163 pages |
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... PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF THE REPEAL OF THE WARNER AMENDMENT IGNORES THE ESSENTIAL POINT THAT IS , THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WAS EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING PROGRAM . IT IS SIMPLY UNFAIR AND ...
... PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF THE REPEAL OF THE WARNER AMENDMENT IGNORES THE ESSENTIAL POINT THAT IS , THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WAS EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING PROGRAM . IT IS SIMPLY UNFAIR AND ...
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... protection under the tort claims provisions of title 28. " 3 / Instead , the status of the nuclear weapons contractors as contractors with the United States remains unaffected by Section 1631 , but the litigation filed against the ...
... protection under the tort claims provisions of title 28. " 3 / Instead , the status of the nuclear weapons contractors as contractors with the United States remains unaffected by Section 1631 , but the litigation filed against the ...
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... protection that was afforded in section 1631 will send a chilling factor throughout the complex . I try to not speculate as to what the outcome of that would be over the years but we have to come up with a new series of contractors that ...
... protection that was afforded in section 1631 will send a chilling factor throughout the complex . I try to not speculate as to what the outcome of that would be over the years but we have to come up with a new series of contractors that ...
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... protection would I think serve to take away something that codified what in actuality had been the rela- tionship between the Government and these contractors . If section 1631 were to be taken away at this point it could have an effect ...
... protection would I think serve to take away something that codified what in actuality had been the rela- tionship between the Government and these contractors . If section 1631 were to be taken away at this point it could have an effect ...
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... protection to the private contractors that al- ready existed . That is to say , the private contractors were not vul- nerable to damage awards because they all had indemnification contracts with the Government . There are a number of ...
... protection to the private contractors that al- ready existed . That is to say , the private contractors were not vul- nerable to damage awards because they all had indemnification contracts with the Government . There are a number of ...
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acts or omissions Administration ALLOW SUITS AMEND TITLE 28 Association of Atomic Atomic Energy Atomic Veterans atomic weapons testing Attorney Boucher cancer causes of action Chairman compensation constitutional CONTRACTORS FOR INJURIES court decisions DEFENDANT IN SUITS DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT Department of Defense employees exposed to radiation Faron Federal Government Federal Tort Claims Feres doctrine government contractors governmental Haralson ionizing radiation issues JUNE 27 jury trial lawsuits legislation LIABILITY FOR ATOMIC LIABILITY OF GOVERN litigation LOSSES OF PROPERTY military MITCH MCCONNELL Nevada Test Site nuclear testing NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING Office U.S. operations participation party defendant pending personnel plaintiffs private contractors rad-safe radiation exposure REPEAL SECTION 1631 result Sandia National Laboratories Senator MCCONNELL Senator SIMON SUBSTITUTE THE UNITED Swine Flu Testimony Prepared statement Thurmond Tort Claims Act U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING U.S. Senator UNITED STATES CODE University of California Warner Amendment weapons program weapons testing program Welber Willard