WEAPONS TESTING
1958 continued
carriages among exposed Rongelap women
rise to more than twice the rate in unexposed Marshallese women for the first
tioned on Enewetak Island during Operation HARDTACK I.
They witness 22 nuclear blasts, living within 10-20 miles
1954.
vessels and 40 planes are involved in
four years following their exposure in
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Rongelap: Amata Kabua, a Marshallese
for three days.
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(May 6) is listed at 18 kilotons, Koa
test (Mav 13) at 1.37 megatons, and Oak
test (June 29) at 8.9 megatons; information on the other blasts remains classified.
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the Magnolia test.
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blast remains classified, but indications are it is in the magaton range.
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Rongelap: A Brookhaven report by Dr.
Robert Conard shows that after the
Rongelapese were returned to their islands in July 1957, their body burdens
of radioactivity rapidly increased. In
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Oak test's radioactive cloud covers Ene-
compensation for the Rongelap people.
The judge dismisses the case citing
lack of jurisdiction.
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traditional leader, files a law suit in
Guam Federal court seeking $8 million
MAY Enewetak: Operation HARDTACK (Phase
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continues through August.
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