Fangataufa
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Islands in the South Pacific were used extensively for nuclear tests between 1945 and 1995.
Fangataufa is an atoll in French Polynesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Tuamotu Archipelago, which is the largest group of coral atolls globally. Fangataufa, along with the nearby atoll of Mururoa, was used by France for nuclear weapons testing between 1966 and 1996. These tests, some conducted underground, led to international concern. After the cessation of testing, efforts were made to return the atolls to their natural state.12
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Mururoa…blasts under the lagoon of Fangataufa atoll, south of Mururoa. Testing was suspended in 1992 but resumed in 1995, when, amid widespread opposition from the French public and within the territory itself, France exploded a bomb under Mururoa. The test was followed by rioting in Tahiti and pressure from a…
Read More…blasts under the lagoon of Fangataufa atoll, south of Mururoa. Testing was suspended in 1992 but resumed in 1995, when, amid widespread opposition from the French public and within the territory itself, France exploded a bomb under Mururoa. The test was followed by rioting in Tahiti and pressure from a…
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Polynesian cultureContemporary Polynesia…the Tuamotu Archipelago: Mururoa and Fangataufa. Over the next three decades, 192 bombs were detonated at those facilities. The first series of bombs (1966–74) were exploded in the atmosphere and thereby created a large amount of radioactive fallout. Regional antinuclear protests eventually compelled the French to shift to underground detonation,…
Read More…the Tuamotu Archipelago: Mururoa and Fangataufa. Over the next three decades, 192 bombs were detonated at those facilities. The first series of bombs (1966–74) were exploded in the atmosphere and thereby created a large amount of radioactive fallout. Regional antinuclear protests eventually compelled the French to shift to underground detonation,…
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French PolynesiaHistory of French Polynesia…following year, along with neighbouring Fangataufa. In response to worldwide pressure the tests were moved underground on Fangataufa in 1975. However, the detonations continued. In the mid-1980s political parties and environmental-protection and human rights groups united to protest France’s nuclear testing. In 1985 world attention focused on the area when…
Read More…following year, along with neighbouring Fangataufa. In response to worldwide pressure the tests were moved underground on Fangataufa in 1975. However, the detonations continued. In the mid-1980s political parties and environmental-protection and human rights groups united to protest France’s nuclear testing. In 1985 world attention focused on the area when…
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