Introduction
A considerable literature exists on the Bikini, Enewetak, and Rongelap

Marshallese and their atolls; however, this literature consists of a large number c:
governmental documents that are relatively unknown anddifficult to locate. This
is particularly true of the documents of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and
those related to nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Istands. Because :
comprehensive bibliography on the impact of nuclear weapons testing on the
Marshallese and their atolls does not exist, the preparation of a bibliography that
includes sufficient information to locate all types of reports seemsjustified.
Primary sources of information in preparing this bibliography were
bibliographies on Oceania, citations in published papers, CIS Index and Absiracts.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Nuclear Sciencz
Abstracts, Energy Research Abstracts, numerous bibliographies on radiation ecology.
and suggestions by many individuals whom we contacted. Newspaper articies are
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not included; however, a partial list of newspaper articles is available in Marsha.:

Islands. A Chronology: 1944-1983 published by the Micronesia Support Conimittee.
As a result of our difficulty in locating citations from published parers, one goa
in this bibliography is to include complete documentation of the source c:
congressional reporis and other government-related publications. If we were unab-e
to verify a citation, we have indicated the source of our information. Refererces ‘2
congressional reports include Serial Set numbe.s or Superintendent of Documer:
numbers,

and

where

available, CIS inicrofiche

numbers

(CIS/MF).

Other

governmentai documents, particularly those related to ionizing radiation, incluce

reference to Nuclear Science Abstracts (NSA) or Energy Researcn Abstracts ‘ERA.
In many cases, sections of congressional documents are very difficult to cite.
Consequently, where title to a section is lacking, we have chosen to substitute a Its:
of topics in parentheses.
In addition, page numbers for material in this bibliography are rroviced =.
parentheses when the subject matter of a book or document is not restricted -2
nuclear weaponstesting in the Marshall Islands.
Documents listed in NSA or ERA are for the most part to ce found :n

Department of Energy Depository Libraries throughout the worid. A cist of thes
depositories can be tound in issues of NSA or ERA, with the latter being the mos:
current.

Another source of infors:ation for these documents is the Office <:

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