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Republic of the Marshall Islands

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Republic of the Marshall Islands
Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ
Flag of Republic of the Marshall Islands
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of the Marshall Islands
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of the Marshall Islands
Capital
and largest city
Majuro
Official languagesMarshallese
English
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic with executive presidency
• President
Hilda Heine
Area
• Total
181.43 km²
Population
• 2018 estimate
58,413


The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an island country in the Oceania. It is a member of the South Pacific Forum and has a Compact of Free Association with the U.S., making it a de facto colony of the United States.[1]

Nuclear testing[edit | edit source]

Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands.[2] In 1952, a nuclear explosion vaporized the entire island of Eluglab. In 1954, a 15-megaton bomb detonated at Bikini atoll released a cloud of radioactive dust that poisoned the crew of a fishing boat 80 miles away. More than a third of the Marshall Islanders exposed to radiation contracted cancer. In 2014, the Marshall Islands tried to sue the United States for failing to follow the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brian Toohey (2022-06-25). "The United States- the Pacific bully" Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. Kim Wall, et al. (2018-03-06). "The poison and the tomb: One families journey to their contaminated home" Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-06-25.