(NaturalNews) U.S. Navy sailors exposed to radioactive fallout from the
Fukushima nuclear disaster have been falling ill, even as the Defense
Department insists that they were not exposed to dangerous levels of
radiation. Many of the sailors have now joined in a class action lawsuit
against Fukushima operators and builders Tokyo Electric Power Company
(Tepco), Toshiba, Hitachi, Ebasco and General Electric.
Even if
they wanted to -- which many do not -- the sailors would be unable to
sue the Navy. According to a Supreme Court ruling from the 1950s known
as the Feres Doctrine, soldiers cannot sue the government for injuries
resulting directly from their military service.
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