• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Military / Harkin holds meeting on Burlington munitions plant

Harkin holds meeting on Burlington munitions plant

January 6, 2000 By admin

People with health concerns about a southeast Iowa factory where nuclear weapons were once made can attend a town hall meeting this afternoon in Burlington. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin says nukes were made at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant north of Burlington between 1947 and ’75.Harkin says some people who worked in the plant are now suffering from cancer and other severe health problems which may be due to their exposure to nuclear materials. Harkin says U-S Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson will also be at today’s town hall meeting in Burlington.The Department of Defense will neither confirm nor deny whether nuclear weapons were ever made at the Iowa facility, but Harkin says the Department of Energy says — it’s true. Harkin says the Pentagon needs to “come clean” and release all of its information about the ammunition plant.The meeting is scheduled for 4 p-m at Burlington City Hall.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Military, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Democratic Party, Tom Harkin

Featured Stories

Abortion opponents call for ‘life at conception’ law to ban all abortions

Bill would limit placement of solar arrays on farm ground

Marquette casino moving to land, leaving only 2 casino boats in Iowa

Reynolds signs her ‘school choice’ bill into law

Governor Reynolds touts 2024 Iowa Caucuses in Inaugural Address

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

UNI looks to end skid at Evansville

No. 11 Iowa State visits West Virginia

Fast start boosts Drake at Murray State

No coaching changes coming for Iowa football

Iowa State names new receivers coach

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC