| Part of the problem in determining that is that there is a history of reports saying that it wasn't a problem anymore. > The last nuclear test in the Marshall Islands was conducted over fifty years ago, and through the passage of time and cleanup efforts by DOE, radiation doses in the RMI have been steadily declining. Today, the greatest source of radiation being absorbed by all persons living in the world, including the RMI, is from natural sources. - U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2010 There have been some reports in the past that disagreed with the narrative that the radiation was quickly disappearing, but they have been traditionally shot down quickly: > ...determined that no further corroboration of the measurements and assessments of the radiological conditions at Bikini Atoll is necessary. The data that have been collected are of sufficient quality to allow an appropriate evaluation to be performed. - International Atomic Energy Agency, 1997 However, a modern study by Columbia University [0], published this year, found not just flaws in the way previous studies were done (they avoided sediment analysis), but a disturbingly high amount of radiation in places that were previously deemed to be "safe". Well above the legal limits put in place by agreements between the US and the Marshall Islands. [0] https://news.columbia.edu/news/marshall-islands-nuclear-radi... |