Grateful to the Department of Pacific Affairs at ANU for publishing my In Brief on how nuclear programs by the US, UK, France & USSR scarred both Oceania & Central Asia—linking the regions in shared struggles for justice & healing.
Read: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/entities/publication/4aad932e-c81c-4808-96b5-d95797b026af
#NuclearJustice #Oceania #CentralAsia
Mirroring Our Struggles: Nuclear Legacies in Oceania and Central Asia
Semey, in eastern Kazakhstan, is approximately 2,800 kilometres from the nearest ocean. It sits on the West Siberian Plain, and the temperatures in January average around −15 degrees Celsius. Downstream from Semey, along the Irtysh River, which cuts through the city, the plains give way to an arid steppe landscape of grasses and shrubs. The population of Semey is approximately 350,000 and majority Kazakh — a Turkic and predominantly Muslim people — with a significant minority of Russians. A former resident is 19th century novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.
There’s little to suggest a connection with the Pacific Ocean, except that Semey, formerly known as Semipalatinsk, was the site of 456 nuclear tests between 1949 and 1989. This nuclear legacy links Kazakhs to I-Kiribati, Mā‘ohi Nui, and Marshallese, whose homelands and oceanscapes the United Kingdom, France, and the United States (US) considered similarly ‘remote’ for the purpose of weapons testing. The unaddressed legacy of testing in Oceania and Central Asia has given way to strong antinuclear movements in both regions — often led by younger persons — seeking colonial states to remediate harmful environmental and health outcomes.
This In Brief outlines the bilateral relations between states in Oceania and Central Asia, then moves on to the shared histories of nuclear testing. Lastly, I examine civil society responses in both regions, their alliances, and the broader impact of these connections.
If your home was no longer safe to live in, you'd do anything to help the next generation survive, right?
Read the story of the people of Rongelap in the Marshall Islands whose home was poisoned as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region. Their act of courage to relocate was done because “We love the future of our kids.”
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https://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/marshall-islands/
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France spent €90,000 countering research into the impact of Pacific nuclear weapons testing, and documents suggest the campaign shows that nuclear tests could have contaminated many more people than has ever been acknowledged.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/27/france-spent-90000-countering-research-into-impact-of-pacific-nuclear-tests
An incredible story.
"40 years of solidarity with the Marshallese people in their intergenerational fight for nuclear and environmental justice, reparations, and accountability from US nuclear weapons testing."
#jimweimmaron #justiceformarshallislands #nuclearjustice #ClimatejusticeJustice for the Marshall Islan...The Marshallese—who had no say in the testing—are not only confronting the toxic legacy of colonialism, they are leading the fight for climate justice, truth, and accountability. Learn their story and join their fight for Justice - Jimwe im Maron.
read more: https://greenpeace.nz/3qig3f
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Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a veteran Greenpeace nuclear campaigner - Greenpeace Aotearoa
We’ve visited ground zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as such, they were the ancestral home to the people of the Marshall…
We cannot relocate the world — it is only through standing and acting together that we will make the needed difference that saves us all. In the fight for justice, our voices will not be silenced.
Jimwe im Maron - Justice!
#MarshallIslands #NuclearJustice #History #JusticeforMarshallIslands #ClimateJustice #JimweImMaron
“We are not just welcoming you as allies, but as family” – Why The Rainbow Warrior is back to Marshall Islands 40 years later - Greenpeace International
The Marshallese are not just survivors of past injustices; they are champions of a just future. Their leadership reminds us that those most affected by climate change are not only calling for action—they are showing the way forward.
“We're not just welcoming you as allies, but as family” – Why The Rainbow Warrior is back in the Marshall Islands 40 years on - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Family isn’t just about blood—it’s about standing together through the toughest of times.
Henryk Szadziewski
Greenpeace International
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