| ID | 129106 |
| Title Proper | No promised land |
| Other Title Information | the shared legacy of the Castle Bravo nuclear test |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Brown, April L |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Castle Bravo nuclear detonation in the Marshall Islands. The U.S. military conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds from 1946 to 1958. The Castle Bravo test, conducted on March 1, 1954, at Bikini Atoll, was 1,000 times the force of the Hiroshima bomb. The explosion sent irradiated coral dust throughout the atolls. Neighboring atoll populations, who were neither informed of the tests nor relocated prior to the detonation, today continue to experience health issues, cultural upheaval, and physical dislocation due to the environmental degradation produced by the test and the effects of climate change. The Bravo detonation remains the largest nuclear test ever conducted by the United States.[1] Although the United States tested an additional 55 nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands, Castle Bravo is the most notorious due to its impact, primarily on the people of the Marshall Islands. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.2; March 2014: p.40-43 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.2; March 2014: p.40-43 |
| Key Words | War Regime ; Castle Bravo Nuclear Test ; Castle Bravo ; Nuclear Test ; Hiroshima Bomb ; Marshall Islands ; Nuclear Detonation ; Physical Dislocation ; Environmental Degradation ; United State - US ; Western Power ; Japan ; World War - II ; Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Explosion ; US Military Operation ; US Military Action |