BIKTNI ATOLL TODAY INTRODUCTION In 1986, the Bikini people agread to leave their home atoll to permit the U.S. to could test atomic bombs. return following In 1968 Prasident Johnson announced the peaple cleanup of debris left from the testa. Bafora tha people returned the U.S. planted thousands of food~bearing trees and built 40 concrete hougea for the people. to laave. This book explains In 1978 the U.S. tna reagzon government asked for this request the people (action) and the pregant tnfaormation on the eondition of the atoll, The U. 8S. Government has prepared this booklet to assist the Bikini & people in understanding the affect of the atom bomb testing on their atoll and What that means to tha psople. The Marshallese text ig a dynamic equivalent translation of an original English draft, and the English text is a modified literal translation of tha Marshallese test. TINY THINGS THAT ARG RADTOACTTVE Everything on earth is formed from tvany many tiny things that we eannot gee. and (Thesa are called atoms.) are alike in a oertain way tiny things that do not change. Some of these things are snt apart {distinct} because they change and becamn We gay that thease tiny area set apart are radtoactive beaause they do changa. ale other kinds things (akoma) of that