FOCUS: U.S. nuke legacy leaves Marshall Islanders "in exile even in death"

When Alson Kelen, a former municipality chief on the Pacific island of Bikini Atoll that was the site of a U.S. hydrogen bomb detonation on March 1, 1954, recalls how his mother used to pine for returning to her homeland, it still brings up strong feelings.After her death in 2020 on Ejit Island, a Marshall island located around 800 kilometers to the south of Bikini, she joined many others who were ultimately unable to move back within their lifetimes.Bikini's 167 former residents, including Kelen's mother, Lirok Joash, were forced to leave the atoll in March 1946, before the United States c…READ FULL ARTICLE