Last month, the International Court of Justice threw out a case filed against India, UK and Pakistan by a tiny Pacific island nation. What was the country’s allegation? A look
67 nuclear tests carried out on the nation’s Bikini and Enewetak atolls
Corals nuked
Marshall Islands claims that the countries failed to halt the nuclear arms race. Does the country with a population of just over 55k have anything to do with nuclear power? In fact, it does. The islands were ground zero for a string of nuclear tests on its pristine atolls —islands made of coral— between 1946-58,carried out by the US
He had witnessed the explosion of the largestever US-built nuclear device called “Castle Bravo” as a nine-year old boy
Birth of a costume
In fact, the twopiece swimming costume derived its name from Bikini island,where an atom bomb wastested in 1946.It was because of the supposed explosive effect created by the garment
What about other nuclear powers
In 2014, Marshall Islands had initially accused nine countries of failing to comply with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which seeks to inhibit the spread of atomic bombs.The other countries — China,France, Israel, North Korea,Russia and the United States— have not recognised the court’s jurisdiction. Israel has also never formally admitted to having nuclear weapons