Marshall Islands
Remembering America's Forgotten Nuclear Cleanup Mission
In the 1970s, the U.S. agreed to clean up the Pacific islands used as a nuclear test range in the ’50s. Now the people who did the cleaning are getting sick.
An Arizona Official Was Charged for Smuggling Pregnant Women and Selling Babies
Paul Petersen allegedly recruited pregnant women from the Marshall Islands and matched them with adoptive families.
Rising Sea Levels Could Render 'Thousands' of Islands Uninhabitable Before 2065
A Pentagon-funded study found that thousands of islands could be uninhabitable by the middle of the century due to rising sea levels.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue: Marshall Islanders Face Nuclear Fallout and Rising Seas
The Marshall Islands are beset by two manmade disasters–the catastrophic legacy of nuclear testing and the creeping consequences of climate change. We spoke to a local poet and activist about the challenges.
After 70 Years of Nuclear Fallout, Will Bikini Atoll Ever Be Safe Again?
The nuclear arms race displaced 167 Marshallese as refugees in their own country, and today the fallout still persists.
US Navy Sends Destroyer to Persian Gulf After Iran Seizes Cargo Ship
The USS Farragut has been sent to the Persian Gulf after Iranian military captured a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship, then ordered the captain to turn towards Iran.
Why an Ex-Lebanese 'Spymaster' Tried to Become a UNESCO Delegate
General Jamil al Sayyed almost got an unlikely post representing the Marshall Islands, a job that would have provided diplomatic immunity.
Why Was a Former Lebanese 'Spymaster' Trying to Become a UNESCO Delegate?
The assassination of the country's former Prime Minister has cast a shadow over Lebanon.
'The Second Hiroshima': The Largest U.S. Nuclear Test Ever Hit a Japanese Fishing Vessel
On March 1, 1954, the United States tested what was the most powerful thermonuclear device in U.S. history. Castle Bravo was the first test of a dry-fuel version of the hydrogen bomb developed by Edward Teller. Bravo was unfathomably powerful, yielding...