Sunday, April 11, 2010

Nuclear Atrocity Perpetrated By the United States

I read an Associated Press article the other day regarding the United States' nuclear testing on the Bikini Atoll and Enewetak Atoll (both are a part of the Marshall Islands). I am sure most everyone has heard of the Bikini Atoll testing that was performed; however, if not here is some footage from the web:




                 
Nuclear Testing at the Bikini Atoll 





I can understand in the infancy of nuclear testing that we annihilate and irradiate a few islands. Sad, but I can understand it considering the Western World's affinity to force change upon the Earth and upon existence. By it's very nature, change is destructive. So now, for the atrocity:

According to the AP article Court Won't Hear Appeal of from Marshall Islands, the United States government agreed that in reparation for our testing of 67 atomic bombs in the Marshall Islands, the Country would pay $385 million to the people of the Enewetak Atoll and $563 million to the people of the Bikini Atoll. The United States has not followed through with it's promise to pay and has only paid a fraction of the amount.

The atomic testing which was performed in the 1940's and 1950's totaled the equivalent of exploding 1.6 atomic bombs per day for 12 years. Now, the Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from the Marshall Islands over whether they can sue for reparations. When we will WE, as a Country realize that we need to be held accountable for our actions and that if the Government does something we do not approve of, we need to stop it or else we need to pay up when we are called out on it. The Marshall Islands have called us out and we need to do the right thing. Money is not the solution to the problem, but money will go a long way to restoring an economy which was devastated by the land and water becoming a nuclear wasteland.

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