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INDEPENDENCE DAY 2026 During the Cold War (1945-1991), over 30,000 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Nuclear Weapons Technicians (NWTs) maintained our nation’s entire nuclear arsenal — our nuclear deterrent — deployed worldwide on land, ships, and submarines. NWTs maintained over 65,000 nuclear weapons that included approximately 77 different types of nuclear warheads in 110 configurations. The number of weapons peaked at 31,255 in 1967, reduced to 19,008 by the end of the Cold War period in 1991. NWTs were responsible for the maintenance, disassembly, component replacement, reassembly, transport, and storage of all live nuclear weapons in the operational and physical custody of the Department of Defense. While performing their primary duties in secret, NWTs were continuously exposed to dangerous ionizing radiation emitted through weapon surfaces and from exposed components—often without adequate protective measures, modern safety standards, or their full knowledge and informed consent. Link: Nuclear Weapons Technician Ionizing Radiation Exposure Information v4.1 (24 May 2026) — shorturl.at/LI4VZ They routinely worked near radiation sources without the protections of today’s “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” (ALARA) programs. Operations generally lacked proper restrictions on time, distance, and shielding. Link: Nuclear Weapons Technician Ionizing Radiation Exposure Information v4.1 (24 May 2026) — shorturl.at/LI4VZ Despite overwhelming evidence of these exposures, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has historically denied claims and appeals from these technicians, often citing absent radiation exposure records or relying on questionable estimates from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Recent questions from Wendy Bjork @bjork_ms to the VA Secretary remain unanswered. She is the daughter of a Cold War Navy veteran who worked with nuclear weapons aboard the USS Independence CVA-62. Link: “Four Questions Still Await Answers” — dailymailusa.com/2026/06/24/… This Independence Day, please take a moment to thank a Veteran — and remember their families and the surviving loved ones of those we have lost. Help protect our remaining Cold War veterans before it is too late. Spread the word in the media. Help us secure invitations to television programs so we can explain our situation. Please contact your Members of Congress and ask them to become personally involved in The Sound of Silence Project TSOSProject.com. Urge them to support legislation that ensures these veterans finally receive the recognition, health care, and benefits they earned. Specifically, invite your representatives to contact: - Senator Cortez Masto (NV) - Representative Bergman (MI) - Ranking Member Takano (CA) to offer support for The Sound of Silence Project and the more than 30,000 affected veterans, their families, and surviving family members. Happy Independence Day! God bless our veterans, their families, your families, and the United States of America. #ColdWarVeterans #NuclearWeaponsTechnicians #SoundOfSilenceProject #VeteransDay #SupportOurVets

Cold War-era military Nuclear Weapons Technicians maintained America’s nuclear arsenal in silence — many have died, others struggle with the consequences of radiation and toxic chemical exposure from working on those weapons. —————— In a recent episode of the Price of Business Show, host @KevinPriceLive and co-host Wendy Bjork @bjork_ms spoke with Rick Workman, retired U.S. Air Force Captain and founder of The Sound of Silence Project, about the secret work veterans performed for decades to sustain America’s nuclear deterrent. During the Cold War, tens of thousands of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps Nuclear Weapons Technicians maintained U.S. nuclear weapons worldwide. Their work was highly classified, conducted in silence, and hidden even from their families. Many were forced to lie. Many took their secrets to the grave. Live nuclear weapons continuously emitted ionizing radiation through their surfaces. Ionizing radiation damages DNA, causes mutations, disease, and cell death. During routine maintenance, repair, component replacement, transport, and storage, technicians were repeatedly exposed through direct contact and close proximity. Nuclear Weapons Technicians were assured they were safe. That assurance was incorrect, dangerous, and potentially deadly. They were not given informed consent. Their radiation exposures were rarely measured, recorded, explained, or managed. Today, most Cold War–era Nuclear Weapons Technicians still do not know the truth about their exposures. Silence protected the mission — not the people. Interview link: usdailyreview.com/the-silent… @DarshDavis, @wynnaa_17, @dc_ksh . #PriceOfBusiness #POBInsider #TheSoundOfSilenceProject #TSOSProject #ColdWarHistory #NuclearWeapons #VeteransVoices #RadiationExposure #MilitaryHistory #VeteransHealth #CongressionalAction #TruthMatters

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CAN THE SILENCE HURT? -- A "note" to my fellow Cold War period Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps Nuclear Weapons Technicians (and related titles, ratings, MOS, specialties, etc.). -- Members of Congress and Department of War are invited to read this also. Who are some of our biggest obstacles for recognition in Congress, to gain support for an amendment to Federal Law —Title 38 U.S. Code, Veterans' Benefits—for claims related to our ionizing radiation exposures? Coming right out of Veterans Day—after all the annual Congressional promises to “support veterans”—the answer to the question is uncomfortable: sometimes, it’s us. Most members of Congress don’t know that military Nuclear Weapons Technicians (NWTs) existed during the Cold War. Except for Senator Cortez Masto (NV) and Congressman Bergman (MI), few offices have any clue who we are. And here’s the hard truth: they can’t help a group that they don’t know exists. And no one will know if we keep refusing to speak. One of the biggest reasons we remain unknown—even ghost-like—is because so many NWTs still believe they “must never talk” about the work we did during the Cold War. But that “war” ended 34 years ago. With few if any exceptions, the weapons we maintained don’t physically exist anymore. Yes, newer variations/mods are out there, but they are not the weapons we sat on, leaned on, stuck our heads in, crawled under, and worked on. So ask yourself: Do we really believe that information about weapons that no longer exist is still classified? If so, please give an (unclassified) example. But even if something technically remained classified, I argue that you can say this without violating anything: “I worked on live nuclear weapons during the Cold War. I replaced limited-life components, repaired, maintained, transported, and stored them. We were exposed to ionizing radiation in the process—and we were never informed about those exposures or given a choice to provide informed consent.” None of that is classified. It’s simply the truth. Silence ruled the day back then because we had no choice. Perhaps for operational security. The Cold War we knew, is over. We’ve recently learned—through unclassified and publicly available sources—that those weapons continuously emitted dangerous ionizing radiation through their exterior surfaces. The technical term is intrinsic radiation (INRAD). Consider the Inverse Square Law for radiation which states that the intensity of radiation is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. Start one meter away. Use a pseudo value of one radiation unit (1 RU). Cut the distance to a radiation source in half → the exposure quadruples. Halve it again → multiply by four again. Once more → multiply by four again. Do the math carefully. It might shock you, and you will not yet be at the surface! Our families, our friends, our physicians—and yes, even the VA—must finally understand the exposures we faced. At the very least, we owe that truth to our families and the others who care about us. You don’t have to shout it from the rooftops. But stop believing you are forbidden to speak. Your silence may hurt you, your family, your fellow veterans—thousands of them—and the surviving family members of thousands more. #TheSoundOfSilenceProject #Veterans #VeteranNuclearWeaponsTechnicians #ColdWarVeterans #IonizingRadiation #DeptOfWar

Break The Silence - Please Honor our Veterans, thank their surviving family members (they also served/sacrificed)

To Members of Congress and Executive Branch leaders/staff: Please review The Sound of Silence Project at TSOSProject.com. During the Cold War, Nuclear Weapons Technicians (NWTs) from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps secretly maintained America’s nuclear arsenal — routinely exposed to ionizing radiation without their knowledge or consent. Decades later, these veterans are still technically bound by secrecy and many have taken — or will take — their stories to the grave. Families remain in the dark. We buried a dear friend in June 2023 who never shared the truth of his service. We hear from surviving families with the same heartbreak and unanswered questions. Today, under Title 38 of the U.S. Code, these veterans are not recognized as radiation-exposed — and are routinely denied VA benefits. More than half have already died. At this rate, no one will remain to speak up. Perhaps that’s the plan. They upheld our nuclear deterrent. Now it’s time we uphold our duty to them. 📄 Draft legislation: tsosproject.com/files/CWVNWT… 🔁 Please repost and share widely. #Veterans #ColdWar #NationalSecurity #TSOSProject