America’s Human Experiments in the Marshall Islands Demand Justice

America’s Human Experiments in the Marshall Islands Demand Justice

Members of a U.S. Senate hearing on March 14 said that Washington’s relationships with Pacific Island countries are based on respect. If this is true, the United States must compensate and apologize to Marshallese victims of U.S. radiation experiments that began in the 1950s. The Marshall Islands is a crucial U.S. partner, with a diaspora … Read more

‘Ashes of Death’: The Marshall Islands Is Still Seeking Justice for US Nuclear Tests

‘Ashes of Death’: The Marshall Islands Is Still Seeking Justice for US Nuclear Tests

On March 1, 1954, a blinding flash of light in the west made it seem as though the sun was rising from the wrong side of the ocean. The sky and the sea turned red as a mushroom cloud swelled rapidly to a height of nearly 25 miles. Ash, water, and pulverized coral rained down. … Read more