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Unsafe levels of likely carcinogen found at Montana nuclear missile base as hundreds report cancers

  • Air Force detects unsafe levels of PCBs, a likely carcinogen, at underground launch control centers in Montana.
  • Cleanup efforts ordered at Malmstrom Air Force Base due to high PCB levels found in launch facilities.
  • Study launched to investigate reports of hundreds of cancer cases among troops who served at nuclear missile sites.
  • At least 268 current and former missileers have self-reported cancer diagnoses over the past decades.
  • Air Force is conducting widespread sampling at bases across the nuclear missile field to address health concerns raised.
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