Trump testing call revives nuclear legacy fears | JQJO

President Donald Trump’s call to resume US nuclear testing has alarmed experts and revived painful memories of past detonations. The Marshall Islands, where the United States conducted 67 tests, still endure radiation, cancer and displacement—from the aging Runit dome threatened by rising seas to contaminated coconuts and uninhabited Bikini Atoll. Fallout from earlier tests spread worldwide, and Nevada’s history shows even underground blasts leaked. Advocates warn restarting tests could inflict new harms, calling this a perilous moment. While the US Russia and China have observed the test ban’s spirit, the islands remain a testament to damage and plutonium’s 24,110-year half-life.