1954 - The United States exploded a nuclear weapon on Bikini Atoll. People lived there until 1946 when the US military told them they had to leave, as their home was "chosen" to be nuked. SMH

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[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The US military shipped the natives to a smaller island where they suffered starvation conditions.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I doubt that.

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Would a government website be credible enough for you? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

"The subsequent half-century exodus of the Bikini people included a 2-y stay on Rongerik Atoll, where near starvation resulted, and a 6-mo sojourn on Kwajalein Atoll, where they lived in tents beside a runway used by the U.S. military. In 1948, they were finally relocated to Kili, a small, isolated, 200-acre island owned by the U.S. Trust Territory government. Numerous hardships have been faced there, not the least of which was the loss of skills required for self-sustenance."