Tag Archives: the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)

The Bravo Test and the Death and Life of the Global Ecosystem in the Early Anthropocene via Asia-Pacific Journal

[…] The “protectorate” status of the Marshall Islands provided no protection for its citizens from the blast and radioactivity that left Bikini (and other islands?) uninhabitable for centuries to come? The U.S. referred to its test site in the northwest … Continue reading

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hollywood and the downwinders still grapple with nuclear fallout via The Guardian

The US turned swathes of desert radioactive during the cold war and denied it, bequeathing a medical mystery that still haunts Hollywood and rural Mormon communities and raises the question: how much do you trust the government? The photograph shows … Continue reading

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment