Tag: US nuclear tests
Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy
By Lydia Lewis
The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed last weekend.
The Micronesian nation experienced...
Four decades after Rongelap evacuation, Greenpeace makes new plea for nuclear justice by US
Asia Pacific Report
In the year marking 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by French secret agents and 71 years since the...
Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist
By Rachael Nath
Securing a nuclear-free region has been a long battle for the Pacific.
After the Second World War, the United States, along with its...
Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’
By Giff Johnson in Majuro
Following widespread media coverage of the collapse of what was a more than US$70 million trust fund for Bikini islanders...
US envoy persuades two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals
By Giff Johnson in Majuro
Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed...
Activists call for US apology, ‘justice’ over Marshall Islands nuclear tests
By Susana Suisuiki
More than 100 activist groups, including Greenpeace, Veterans for Peace, and the Arms Control Association have signed a letter calling on US...