The Bikini atoll was used for nuclear weapons testing.
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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.
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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.
The Bikini Atoll is an atoll in the Marshall Islands and was the site of many American nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s.
Bikini atoll - Operation Crossroads, 2 shots.
Between 1946 and 1958, Bikini Atoll was used to test nuclear bombs and the bikini swim wear was named after the islands.
After the natives were convinced to move out, it was a secure area for nuclear testing. Access to the islands were controlled to hide government secrets and it was far from populated areas.
Testing the Hydrogen bomb
There were 23 total nuclear weapons tested at Bikini Atoll between the years of 1946 and 1958. These nuclear weapons caused a great amount of radiation to be leaked into the surrounding areas.
The French conducted the nuclear testing in Moruroa Atoll. New Zealand was not happy about the decision to run the testing.?æ