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Podcast: Radioactive Show
Episode: Black Mist White Rain #1: Nuclear Legacy In The Marshall Islands
Description: In the 1940s and 1950s, the US Government tested 67 nuclear bombs on the stunning Marshall Islands during the 40s and 50s. The testing program lead to land dispossession, permanent contamination of the land and poisoning from the radioactive fallout. Abacca Anjain-Maddison, a former Senator of Rongelap, tells the story of the “Castle Bravo” detonation and why the Marshallese are still fighting for justice. This talk was recorded on the “Black Mist White Rain” Speaking Tour, exploring the humanitarian impacts of nuclear testing in Australia and the Pacific, and calling for a ban on nuclear weapons. The show also features a spoken wo...