Cracks appear in Pacific nuclear tomb as sea levels rise

Of the roughly 4,000 troops posted to Enewetak during the 1970s and 80s clean-up, he said only a few hundred were alive today, according to records from the National Association of Atomic Veterans. Only a few hundred of the troops posted to Enewetak during the 1970s and 80s nuclear clean-up are alive today, according to records from the National Association of Atomic Veterans. The agreement also settled "all claims, past, present and future" related to the US nuclear testing program, leaving responsibility for the dome largely with the Marshallese government.

Author: Kyle Evans

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