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What are some the effects of the nuclear testing thrughout the marshall islands?
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In 1956 , the atomic Energy Commission regarded the Marshall Islands as " By far the most contaminated place in the world " .
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Are the marshall islands us territories?
Part of the Marshall Islands are a part of the US. (The islands of Bikini and Enewetak use to be US nuclear test sites.)
One of the small marshall islands in the pacific ocean?
The Bikini Atoll is one of the small Marshall islands found in the Pacific Ocean. It became famous as the detonation site of nuclear devices.
Where does the name bikini originate?
Etymology:- French, from Bikini (Pikinni), atoll of the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands were discovered by the outside world, first by the Spanish in the 1600's. The bikini was created by French engineer Louis Réard in 1946 It was named after the Bikini atoll, comparing the effects of a woman in a "bikini to the nuclear bombs that were dropped on the atoll. (supposedly a devastating effect !)
What was the Bikini Atoll?
The Bikini Atoll is an atoll in the Marshall Islands and was the site of many American nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s.
When did the US come to the Marshall Islands?
The United States Marines arrived on the Marshall Islands in February of 1944 towards the end of WW 2. They kept these islands for nuclear testing and later to establish the Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Test Site which today is the leading missile testing facility of the United States. This base, located in Kwajalein Atoll, is the subject of great controversy in the relationship between the Marshall Islands and the United States, as the US wishes to keep it for another 75 years without a fair and honest payment for its use. People of the Marshall Islands are suspicious of the American intentions because, as a result of the nuclear tests, many of the islands are contaminated FOREVER, and people who were exposed do not get the medical attention the United States promised. Because of the close relationship between the countries, Marshallese can enter the United States as if they were citizens and vice versa, and Marshallese youngsters fight in Iraq and Afghanistan to this day, adding a REMARKABLE twist in the unique bond of friendship between the Marshall Islands and the United States.
Are the marshall islands part of polynesia?
No not any more. They were a U.S. Territory from 1947 when the U.N. gave the islands to the United States for a strategic trust. In 1951 the U.S. Department of the Interior took over the island's administration. From 1946 until 1954 the islands and water's just off the islands were used for Nuclear test's. In 1986, independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Pacific group of islands where nuclear tests were held?
The French conducted nuclear testing in the Tuamotu islands, on the atoll of Mururoa. The US conducted nuclear testing on the atoll of Bikini in the Marchall islands.
Why did the US test nuclear weapons on Bikini Atoll?
Bikini Atoll and Enewetak Atoll were used for nuclear testing because they were remote and isolated from populated areas, they are part of the Marshall Islands which the US gained control of after WW2, their population was small and easy to relocate, etc.
What group of islands did the soviets conduct nuclear testing?
kuril islands
What was the codename for the very first test detonation of a nuclear weapon?
The first hydrogen bomb tested by the US was codenamed "Mike" and tested in the Marshall Islands.
How long was the testing on Bikini Atoll?
The first atomic test was detonated by the United States at the Trinity ... wastested at the Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands on November 1 .... From the
What are the effects of a nuclear accident?
Carnage
