Trump Aims for Nuclear Test, Media Forgets History
Donald Trump's reiteration of plans for immediate nuclear testing, as reported by RT, is framed as a response to Russian moratorium warnings. What's missing from most coverage? A look at America’s own testing legacy. From 1946 to 1958, the US conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, vaporizing entire islands and forcing indigenous populations from ancestral lands for generations. (See:
'Nuclear Past' at Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal for details). One might wonder if the proposed 'immediate' tests include provisions for evacuating American citizens from their homes, or if the environmental and health impacts only count when they're not 'made in the USA.' The history of disregard for the Pacific Islands as a testing ground is whitewashed in favor of current brinkmanship
narratives. Perhaps the cost of 'peace through strength' always falls disproportionately on those without a voice in DC.