Bombing of Marshall Islands

United State bombing of the Marshall Islands Branden Pascual Pd.1 5-15-13 The bombing of Marshall Islands, which Marshallese people will never forget. An awful act on the United States for testing nuclear weapons. People on the Marshall Islands were terrorized because of this. They suffered dramatic loses between families. And remorse that will never be forgiven. Having this coming from the United States was fair because of the war they were going into. It would be beneficial to research new bombs to test out before using. After this event the Marshallese a person were being cared after by the government, but is this compensation worth it. The testing of weapons worth, risking the hopeless innocent lives. People of the Marshall Islands don’t deserve to be treated how the Americans did. “The islanders suffered skin burns, and their hair fell out. Yet, in a statement to the press, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission stated that some Americans and Marshallese were "unexpectedly exposed to some radioactivity.” This happened because of the unexpected winds the U.S never predicted to happen but in their mind it wasn’t a worry. Some people were drastically affected from the radiation like Jula she suffered greatly from the bombings, deformation of her chin and mental retardation. Something that you can’t just take back and say nothing happened. Another incident happened when a mother gave birth to her baby but had defects like hydrocephalus which enlarges the skull and compression on the brain and could cause seizures. The United States immensely destroyed the Marshallese not only physically but their island as well. As the United States you would have to understand that testing of nuclear weapons was not only necessary but it will also get us ahead in advanced bombs. That people yet still have to understand. By testing at the Marshall Islands it was safe from the mainland and safe enough to observe and take test. This is

Bibliography: Goodall, Jane. "Remembering the Marshall Islands,By Jane Goodall, Rick Asselta, June 28, 2006." Remembering the Marshall Islands,By Jane Goodall, Rick Asselta, June 28, 2006. Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 30 June 2006. Web. 17 May 2013. I used this website as one of my sources because it helped me write my 1st and 2nd paragraphs. Because I picked out key aspects dealing with social and political effects on the Marshallese people. There were a lot of supporting details that backed up its work and was a reliable source to go on. "Chapter 12: The Marshallese." Chapter 12: The Marshallese. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2013. I chose this piece to put into my paper because it gave specific details pertaining to economic effects. It gave some statistics after the testing with the Marshallese people. I thought this source was great because it explained in detail how the U.S cared for the Marshallese people by giving them many programs and money.