United Nations Report Reveals the Ongoing Legacy of Nuclear Colonialism in the Marshall Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2133450 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Jacob (0000-0002-9444-6593), Robert A Jacobs (0000-0003-0180-8266), Mick Broderick (0000-0001-7204-1512) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 47 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466012033335 |
| OpenAlex | W4410183948 |
| Language | EN |
In September of 2012, Dr. Calin Georgescu, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and waste, submitted his report on the legacy of the nuclear weapon testing program of the United States in the Marshall Islands to the Human Rights Council of the UN. This long overdue report offers a harsh assessment of the history of American nuclear testing in the Pacific and the subsequent underplaying of both the health and welfare of the Marshallese, and the radiological contamination wrought by the 67 nuclear weapon tests (atmospheric and underwater) conducted there between 1946 and 1958
Colonialism · Geography · Political science · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |