Bikini Atoll

During the Cold War, the Marshall Islands served as a nuclear testing ground; sixty seven nuclear bombs were detonated by the United States government (17). On the 1st of March 1954 a hydrogen bomb, called Bravo was dropped on the Bikini Atoll (11). The bomb was dropped regardless of weather forecasts that predicted winds which would blow the radioactive fallout over much of the surrounding islands and the island’s inhabitants. The consequences that followed the explosion left the indigenous…

When we think of terrorists we think of the middle east, and how they attack the United States and other countries. This paper will briefly discuss what is terrorism and the weapons of mass destruction they use, and how it can affect western areas over a period of time. Terrorism has been around for centuries, terrorism is a group of people trying to terrorize a population or overthrow a regime either through the military or communities. The english term terrorism comes from the term regime de…

how to detect radiation, repair radiation instruments, decontaminate ships after a nuclear explosion. They were also taught how to handle samples of Cesium 137, along with tritium, plutonium, cadmium, cobalt, strontium and krypton. Boats from the Bikini Atoll tests were moored up to the island, one such ship the Uss Independance was used as a classroom, along with another ship monikered the Uss Pandemonium, to teach sailors on ship decontamination,and how to use the radiation meters. This…

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William Appleman Williams will always be best known for his controversial writings and radical views of America. In his obituary the New York Times wrote that he was “a historian known for his sharp critiques of American foreign policy”. William’s is often seen as one of the most influential historian’s of the 20th century, and for good reason. His works on the Cold War have helped historians re-evaluate the impact that it had, not only to the United States, but on the entire world.…

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Nuclear radiation will last generations and cause the areas to be un-liveable. This was found out when the US tested the weapons on Bikini Atoll from 1954 to 1958, the residents of the area were moved to safety, they were then able to return in the 1970s but had to leave again in 1978 due to consuming high levels of radiation from eating foods grown in the radioactive soil (Agence France-Press…

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