Legal Opinion
Juda v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 5, 1984No. 172-81LPublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
HARKINS, Judge.
During the period June 30, 1946, to August 18, 1958, the United States conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands that included detonation of 23 atomic and hydrogen bombs at Bikini Atoll and 43 atomic and hydrogen bombs at Enewetak Atoll. These tests necessitated removal of the inhabitants and their relocation to other islands, and resulted in severe physical destruction at the atolls directly involved, as well as radioactive contamination at other parts of the Marshall island chain. The effects of the testing program included:…
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