When did the United States conduct nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands?

The United States conducted nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands between July 1946 and August 1958.1

These tests took place primarily on Bikini and Enewetak atolls, where a total of 67 nuclear detonations were carried out. The testing program included the first thermonuclear bomb test in 1952 and the 1954 Castle Bravo test, which resulted in widespread radioactive contamination and severe health consequences for local inhabitants and others in the region.1

The forced displacement of residents and the long-term environmental destruction caused by these tests represent a profound violation of the rights and well-being of the Marshallese people, whose lands remain contaminated to this day.1