This is the last interview that Ambassador Tony de Brum gave before he passed away in 2017. Ambassador de Brum was a champion and visionary leader for nuclear justice in the Marshall Islands. In this interview, he talks about the experience of the Marshallese people as victims of the 67 nuclear weapons tests the United States conducted in the Marshall Islands.
Bikini Atoll (Castle Bravo): Tony de Brum
“Because every time one of those things went off was yet another trauma, a very real, physical hurt for our people, but also I think a more permanent psychological trauma that we still witness today…. And I would challenge anyone to live through 12 years of testing…that does not come away with a permanent scar….It totally controlled our lives.”
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