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The Kvikk case is about a variety of birth defects in the children of the men who served on HNoMS ''Kvikk''. AN investigation found that the ship's electronic systems were not to blame; no other cause has been established. Suspicion arose when two former officers accidentally met in the orthopedic department at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, and it was later revealed that in all eleven children already had been born with birth defects from 1987 to 1994.〔(NTNU universitetsavisa: Kvikk ble frikjent ) (Norwegian)〕 In the end, the case counted 17 injured children, and it was also discovered that the phenomenon of birth defects already had started in 1983. Among the claimed birth defects are clubfoot, thumb hypoplasia, hip dysplasia, congenital heart defects,〔(bt.no: Fikk ingen advarsler ) (Norwegian)〕 structural brain damage, cataracts, and other defects.〔(Aftenposten.no: 17 millioner til «Kvikk»-barna )〕 Some of the children have also had developmental delays and behavioral problems.〔(Dagbladet.no: «Kvikk»-barn får oftere klumpfot ) (Norwegian)〕 Kvikk was the only vessel in the Norwegian navy that was used as an electronic warfare (EW) vessel, and one widely discussed theory was that the powerful electromagnetic radiation from the boat's radio communication masts and radar led to several of those who served aboard the ship having children with clubfoot, and in some cases stillborn children.〔(NRK Hordaland: Lover erstatning til «Kvikk»-ofre ) (Norwegian)〕 The idea was that the powerful radiation possibly damaged genetic material in the sperm of the men who worked aboard.〔Medical chief at Haakonsvern marine base Jan Helge Halleraker to Forsvarets Forum the 26 March 1997: «Om vi sitter igjen med bevis på at sædceller påvirkes og skades av elektromagnetisk stråling i visse frekvenser, da har vi tatt medisinen ett hakk videre» (Norwegian) (Translated: "If we can prove that sperm cells are affected and damaged by electromagnetic radiation at certain frequencies, then we have taken medicine a step further"〕 A total of 17 out of 85 children of officers who served at Kvikk have been born with birth defects.〔(NRK Hordaland: Nyttig "Kvikk"-granskning ) (Norwegian)〕 Of the other theories about the cause of the deformities is one that ''Kvikk'' was the only vessel that was used to experiment with different types of camouflage paint. == 1987-94: Kvikk used for electronic warfare == In 1987 Kvikk was equipped for electronic warfare, partly by getting an extra radar sender stern rated to 750 watts,〔(bt.no: - «Kvikk» burde vært stengt ) (Norwegian)〕 which then was used very actively to create radar jamming during exercises and tests. Kvikk went out of service as an EW-vessel in December 1994. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kvikk case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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