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Asia Now: Marshall Islands nuclear dumping segment 1994-11-04

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Title Number00205047Date (YYYY-MM-DD)1994-11-04PurposeTitle Taken from Container/ContentsSummaryThis episode of Asia Now aired in November 1994 and covered the issue of whether the Republic of the Marshall Islands would allow some of its islands and atolls, which were previously used in testing nuclear weapons, to be used as a radioactive waste dumping site. Reporter Catherine Cruz interviews Marshallese political figures and community members on their reasons for supporting or opposing the issue. The video ends with B-roll footage of an Air Marshall Islands plane and shots of various official documents describing a study on the effects of radiation on Marshallese people who were exposed to nuclear fall-out.MediumMoving ImageSub-mediumVideotapeCollectionPBS HawaiʻiParent CollectionAsia Now production materials

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SubjectBikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)Nuclear weapons testing victimsRadioactive wastes

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LanguageEnglishColorColorSoundYesDuration00:08:19

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NameCatherine CruzRoleInterviewerPrincipal RoleNo

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NameDretin JokdruRoleIntervieweePrincipal RoleNo

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NameAlvin JacklickRoleIntervieweePrincipal RoleNo

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NameIroijlaplap Amata KabuaRoleIntervieweePrincipal RoleNo

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Asia Now: Marshall Islands nuclear dumping segment 1994-11-04

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