Essays on Nuclear Testing

Regaining Control in a Post-Nuclear, Post-Colonial World

A glimpse of the book’s foreword reveals that this work is a case study that aims to analyze the issues that have social importance in relation to the historical, geographical and cultural aspect. It claims to provide a comparative analysis that underscores the impact of globalization, both locally and in a more massive scale. It boils down to having anthropological scholars works towards demonstrating how their investigations may lead, not only in building knowledge about human societies, but also in encouraging community empowerment, conflict resolutions and the achieving social justice (Baker, ix). Accordingly, this case study provides a ...

The Marshall Islands are a part of the group of islands called Micronesia. They are a presidential republic that has a free association with the United States. The US provides the country with access to agencies such as the FCC and USPS, defense, and subsidies. The country’s wealth is based on agriculture, fishing and primarily the service industry. Nuclear testing was conducted on the island from 1946-1958. During this time at the Pacific Proving Grounds the US conducted testing of 67 nuclear weapons (Barker). These tests include Castle Bravo which is the largest nuclear test ever conducted by ...

The Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands, now known as the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), a self-governing nation with assistance from the United States, is a series of islands and atolls located north of Pacific Ocean midway between Japan and Hawaii. It is a part of Micronesia, a series of nations and islands located on the Pacific. The Marshall Islands looks like a series of islands and atolls forming two parallel lines which are called Ratak (the chain of islands forming the east side) and Ralik (the chain of islands forming the west side) (Barker, 2004, p. 4). Although the Marshall Islands have been inhabited ...

Abstract

The paper focuses on the Bikini Atoll which was used by United states for nuclear testing ground. The Bikini Atoll is located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It contains a ring of about 20 small coral islands whose average elevation is only some 2.1 meters above tide level. The Bikinians use the lagoon within their atoll to harvest fish which is the significant source of food. The radiation had a significant effect on the Bikini Atoll land and the people. This led to geographic destruction, radiation which affect the Bikinians and hope to go back to their ...