The Japan TimesNov 17
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/world/nuclear-test-legacy-in-asia-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nuclearweapons #partialtestbantreaty #asiapacific #bikiniatoll #frenchpolynesia #daigofukuryumaru #oceania
Nuclear tests and a legacy of harm in the Asia-Pacific

Understanding former nuclear experiments as “tests” is highly misleading, as each atomic explosion has released a tremendous quantity of long-lasting radioactive pollutants.

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