After a two year review the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the Nuked Blood Scandal, first uncovered by the Mirror18:57, 15 Jul 2026The Ministry of Defence has admitted it ran an "extensive" programme of blood and urine tests on servicemen posted to nuclear weapons tests.‌But in a bid to limit publicity, it has published the results of a two-year review into the Nuked Blood Scandal as England prepares to face Argentina in the World Cup.‌The review has been published stripped of recommendations for compensation which had been discussed with campaigners, and despite pleas from MPs for a Commons debate it was slipped out in a written statement by Veterans Minister Calvin Bailey.‌It shocking contents - which are a complete vindication of nuclear veterans' testimony and this newspaper's reporting over the past 40 years - will be covered in full in tomorrow's Mirror.Publication comes two years after the review was ordered by former Defence Secretary John Healey, and four years after orders for blood testing were first reported by the Mirror.‌The scandal blew open in 2022 with the discovery of a memo about blood tests on Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill, who served as 'sniff boss' on repeated RAF missions to fly through and sample the mushroom clouds.That led to the discovery of repeated orders for blood tests for thousands of men from all three armed forces, at four different locations for more than a decade. Britain carried out 45 nuclear weapon explosions and nearly 600 explosive radioactive experiments in the Australian Outback between 1952 and 1967.The MoD admitted the blood testing information was held at the Atomic Weapons Establishment on the Merlin database, and when the government changed in 2024 Labour ordered its declassification. The formerly-classified documents are now being catalogued by the University of Liverpool.‌The evidence uncovered has helped to support a legal case by the veterans, backed by a crowdfunder, which seeks access to their medical records. The review has uncovered the fact the records were ordered for thousands of servicemen, but some were not tested when they should have been. Others were tested but the records were lost, and others were intentionally destroyed.‌* Read more about the Mirror's investigation of the Nuked Blood Scandal HEREIn a devastating admission, the MoD review found that the act of applying for a war pension meant that a veteran's medical records were removed and not returned.Some were later destroyed, with falsified dates of birth to make it seem like they were no longer required to be kept.Campaigners have met with incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has promised an "end to the culture of cover-up" and demanded the veterans be given a one-year special tribunal to get to the bottom of the lies.Article continues below