Jessica Mendoza: One test site was the American territory of Bikini Atoll. Over 12 years, a total of 23 atomic bombs were detonated at and around the chain of islands. But before it was a nuclear ...

Footage captured during US nuclear weapons testing during the 1950's and 60's shows the horror of what a nuclear explosion ...

According to the new IEER report, the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, was officially considered a “very low exposure ...

All of these nuclear tests created immense radiation within the area, which affected sea life, as well as human life. In 1960, many of the original inhabitants of Bikini Atoll were allowed to move ...

The second nuclear test conducted at the Bikini Atoll was conducted on July 25, when a nuclear weapon was tied beneath a landing craft. The weapon was detonated at a depth of 90 feet underwater.

A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall Islands highlights the lack of studies into ...

By November the same year, U.S. military leaders began planning additional nuclear weapons tests. Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands was chosen by the United States to test 23 nuclear weapons ...

Then in 1961 nuclear tests restarted, with the military launching Operation Fishbowl the following year. A series of new tests, all launched from Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, was initiated ...

The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed ICBM capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Wednesday morning as part of a routine test, military officials said.

and around the Kwajalein Atoll, Newsweek's map shows. The test "is not a response to current world events," as it is a routine and periodic activity, which showcased America's nuclear deterrent as ...