HISTORY - During the 40s and the 50s, Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands had been the site of 23 nuclear tests. In 1946, The United States ordered the Bikini Atoll residents
![70 years after the first bomb was dropped on their homes, some Bikini islanders are still awaiting compensation | The World from PRX 70 years after the first bomb was dropped on their homes, some Bikini islanders are still awaiting compensation | The World from PRX](https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/story/images/baker-shot.jpg)
70 years after the first bomb was dropped on their homes, some Bikini islanders are still awaiting compensation | The World from PRX
![Fun fact: the bikini (1946) was named after Bikini Atoll, an island where the atomic bomb was being tested - Imgur Fun fact: the bikini (1946) was named after Bikini Atoll, an island where the atomic bomb was being tested - Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/12tsZUo.jpg)
Fun fact: the bikini (1946) was named after Bikini Atoll, an island where the atomic bomb was being tested - Imgur
![The Residents of Bikini Atoll preparing to leave their island to allow for Atomic Testing. They had been told they could return sometime after testing was over. March, 1946 [1511x1515] : r/HistoryPorn The Residents of Bikini Atoll preparing to leave their island to allow for Atomic Testing. They had been told they could return sometime after testing was over. March, 1946 [1511x1515] : r/HistoryPorn](https://i.redd.it/mih9lwmmbgy31.png)
The Residents of Bikini Atoll preparing to leave their island to allow for Atomic Testing. They had been told they could return sometime after testing was over. March, 1946 [1511x1515] : r/HistoryPorn
![Bikini Atoll is STILL uninhabitable: Radiation on island exceeds safety standards nearly 60 years after nuclear tests | Daily Mail Online Bikini Atoll is STILL uninhabitable: Radiation on island exceeds safety standards nearly 60 years after nuclear tests | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/08/00/3508E66100000578-3630359-image-a-56_1465342079921.jpg)
Bikini Atoll is STILL uninhabitable: Radiation on island exceeds safety standards nearly 60 years after nuclear tests | Daily Mail Online
![Bikini Atoll is STILL uninhabitable: Radiation on island exceeds safety standards nearly 60 years after nuclear tests | Daily Mail Online Bikini Atoll is STILL uninhabitable: Radiation on island exceeds safety standards nearly 60 years after nuclear tests | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/29/21/33AAA8EE00000578-0-image-a-37_1461963482956.jpg)