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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Swedish Armed Forces Research Institute attributes recent Russian nuclear tests to elevated radioactivity in Scandinavian areas, reaching 25% of danger levels, with concerns over strontium-90 causing bone cancer.
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STOCKHOLM, (AP) -- The last series of Russian nuclear tests had increased radioactivity in some areas in Scandinavia to 25 per cent of what is considered the danger point, the Research Institute of Sweden's Armed Forces said today.
Swedish scientists are worried about the concentration of strontium 90, which can cause bone cancer.
Dr. Torsten Magnusson of the institute said "there is no doubt that the alarming increases of radioactivity over the past three months is caused by the intensified Russian nuclear tests."
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Scandinavia
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Over The Past Three Months
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increased radioactivity to 25 per cent of the danger point; concentration of strontium 90 which can cause bone cancer
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The last series of Russian nuclear tests had increased radioactivity in some areas in Scandinavia to 25 per cent of what is considered the danger point. Swedish scientists are worried about the concentration of strontium 90, which can cause bone cancer. Dr. Torsten Magnusson of the institute said there is no doubt that the alarming increases of radioactivity over the past three months is caused by the intensified Russian nuclear tests.