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Bikini and Enewetak marshallese: Their atolls and nuclear weapons testing

Susan C. Schultz M.A. International Studies Program, University of Oregon,
&
Vincent Schultz Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Washington State University, NE 630 Oak St., Pullman, WA, 99163
Pages 33-118 | Published online: 09 Jan 2009

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