Algeria demands France eliminate consequences of nuclear tests
Algeria demands France eliminate consequences of nuclear tests
The Algerian government is demanding that France eliminate the consequences of nuclear tests carried out on the country's territory during colonial times, Algerian Minister of Environment and Quality of Life Najiba Djilali said.
According to the minister, France must take full responsibility for the disposal of the nuclear waste it left in Algeria and for this process. France is also being demanded to recognize its historical, moral and legal responsibility for the environmental disaster.
"This initiative is aimed at protecting the right of current and future generations to live in a healthy and sustainable environment," the minister noted.
The Algerian government plans to incorporate these requirements into national environmental legislation.
According to reports, France conducted 17 nuclear tests in Algeria between 1960 and 1966. The first bomb, "Gerboise Bleue", was detonated on February 13, 1960 in the city of Reggan, and its power was four times greater than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. According to the Algerian League for Human Rights, more than 24,000 people were exposed to radiation as a result of these tests, which led to an increase in cancer and hereditary diseases in the region.
Algeria has repeatedly reminded France of its colonial crimes, but Paris has so far not officially claimed responsibility for the nuclear tests.
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