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It’s worth reminding people that the US still refuses to properly clean up or compensate the Marshall Islanders for this and the 66 other nuclear tests done on
by andylynch 5y ago
It’s worth reminding people that the US still refuses to properly clean up or compensate the Marshall Islanders for this and the 66 other nuclear tests done on their islands.
- ectopod 5y agoThe US did a half-assed clear up. They dumped tons of radioactive waste into a crater on Runit Island and capped it in concrete, which is now deteriorating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runit_Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runit_Island
- aerostable_slug 5y agoThe material outside the dome is hotter than the material inside the dome. I agree it was a half-ass cleanup, but OTOH dilution and time are wonderful things. The damage has already been done to the local marine life.
- refurb 5y agoThey haven’t even cleaned up Navy bases around SF very well.