U.S. Nuclear Testing on the Marshall Islands 1946 - 1958

This case study and its accompanying commentaries discuss the U.S. testing of 67 atomic explosions on the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958, which had significant negative impact on the areas where the explosions took place. Both the United States and the Marshall Islands acknowledge the tragic consequences of these tests and the United States has made efforts to compensate the people and government of the Marshall Islands. Ethically, concerns focus on the moral culpability of the United States for
these damages and the adequacy of efforts to clean up and to compensate the people affected by the tests. Finally, with the recent availability of previously unreleased material, concerns of possible cover-up and deception have surfaced.