Pacific nuclear legacy overshadows US talks in Marshall Islands
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DefenceTalkMarshall Islands officials say they are ready to resume talks with the United States this week on renewing a long-standing economic and security deal, provided Washington addresses grievances stemming from the testing of nuclear weapons on the Pacific archipelago more than 70 years ago. The United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pacific-nuclear-legacy-overshadows-us-talks-in-marshall-islands-79579/
Algerian general says France must take responsibility for nuke sites
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkFrance must “shoulder its historic responsibilities” for 1960s nuclear test sites in Algeria, a senior Algerian military official said in the influential army monthly El Djeich, published Sunday. France carried out 17 nuclear explosions in the Algerian part of the Sahara Desert between 1960 and 1966. Eleven of the tests came after the 1962 Evian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algerian-general-says-france-must-take-responsibility-for-nuke-sites-76776/