Atomic Bomb Testing Research Paper

Marshall Islands: Atomic Bomb Testing
AN350 - Usha Prasad
Chaminade University

Introduction This paper explores the documentation of the claims for diseases that were caused by nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Many suggest that cancer and other diseases in these islands have been caused by the nuclear testing in the Pacific. I chose this topic because I was always interested in the overall culture of the Marshall Islands. I was raised in Guam, a United States territory in which Guam is considered a part of the Micronesian Islands. I have seen a lot of diverse ethnic groups that consisted of people from Micronesia. Given the sheer volume of testing that the US conducted in the Pacific, it
tested nuclear weapons in Micronesia. From 1946 to 1958, the U.S. government conducted atomic and hydrogen atmospheric bomb tests in these islands. The test, code-named "Mike" was the first successful implementation of the concept for a super bomb that physicist Edward Teller and mathematician Stanislaw Ulam had outlined in a report a year and a half earlier. At the nuclear test grounds at Enewetak and Bikini in the Marshall Islands, 67 open-air atomic and hydrogen bombs were
They should to be able to handle the cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and all the other epidemic diseases that has been spreading. Their hospitals need upgraded medical imaging from 19th century X-ray technology to 21st century CT-Scanners. The Island’s diagnostic lab also needs cancer biopsy capabilities. New generation of health care workers need to help train others who need to replace the current generation who will be retiring soon. The islands in the Micronesia have had interest to establish ties with Cuba in order to qualify their students and healthcare workers. They requested to be sent to the most prestigious medical school in Cuba, Latin American School of Medicine. In fact, last year the tiny island of Tuvalu send 79 students to this school with full scholarships. This included room, board, tuition, and even monthly stipend in which are all paid by Cuba. This medical school is also accredited by the California Medical Association which qualifies graduates of this school to practice medicine anywhere in the United States. In fact, students from poor regions of the United States attend this school with full scholarships that even the Pell Grant cannot compare