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| Republic of the Marshall Islands Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ | |
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| Capital and largest city | Majuro |
| Official languages | Marshallese English |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic with executive presidency |
• President | Hilda Heine |
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• 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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brian Toohey (2022-06-25). "The United States- the Pacific bully" Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ↑ 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.