Algeria launches second operation to clear French nuclear test sites

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Algeria has begun a second operation to remove radioactive waste from former French nuclear test sites in the Sahara. France reportedly has not provided maps identifying burial locations or accepted responsibility for cleanup.

Algeria’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday the launch of a second operation to remove radioactive waste from former French nuclear test sites in the Sahara Desert, as Paris continues to refuse to hand over maps showing where the waste was buried or take responsibility for clearing it.