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Pursuing Nuclear Disarmament 70 Years After Castle Bravo Catastrophe: Teri Elbon, Marshall Islands

Pursuing Nuclear Disarmament 70 Years After Castle Bravo Catastrophe: Teri Elbon, Marshall Islands

On 1 March 1954, the US test detonated the hydrogen bomb Castle Bravo in the Marshall Islands. The blast had 1,000 times the explosive power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and created the worst radiological disaster in the US’s testing history....

Owner:  United Nations
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UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee

UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This First Committee takes place amid steadily increasing levels of armed conflict, and the shadow of growing fears of large-scale war. Over 130 armed conflicts are raging today, twice as many as 15...

Owner:  The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
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Amelia Earhart Expedition Postponed

Amelia Earhart Expedition Postponed

The joint Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) mission to locate Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E has been postponed to 2026. The Taraia Object Expedition, originally scheduled to...

Owner:  Craig Fuller
Rising from the ashes: Marshall Islands fast-tracks parliament reconstruction

Rising from the ashes: Marshall Islands fast-tracks parliament reconstruction

Marshall Islands officials broke ground on Oct. 8, marking the start of the reconstruction of the Nitjela building, which burned to the ground on Aug. 26, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Office of the President of the Marshall Islands/Facebook Two...

Owner:  Mar-Vic Cagurangan (Editor & Publisher)

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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Owner:  Informa PLC

Micronesia finally loses covid-free status

Two of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have reported their first community spread of covid since the pandemic began in early 2020, ending the country’s status as one of a handful of covid-free countries globally. The...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Sunken ships, rising risks: Pacific shipwrecks and maritime security

Marshall Islands slams IMO delay on shipping carbon tax

The Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI) has expressed deep frustration and disappointment following the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) failure to move forward with a decisive vote on a global shipping carbon tax — a delay reportedly...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Fiji and Marshall Islands deepen Pacific partnership
Pursuing Nuclear Disarmament 70 Years After Castle Bravo Catastrophe: Teri Elbon, Marshall Islands

Pursuing Nuclear Disarmament 70 Years After Castle Bravo Catastrophe: Teri Elbon, Marshall Islands

On 1 March 1954, the US test detonated the hydrogen bomb Castle Bravo in the Marshall Islands. The blast had 1,000 times the explosive power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and created the worst radiological disaster in the US’s testing history....

Owner:  The National Tribune Australia

Solomon Islands Pledge and Marshall Islands ratifies PRF Treaty

Pacific leadership and solidarity were on full display this week as the Government of Solomon Islands and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) announced a pledge of USD$1 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF). Pledges to the PRF now...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd

Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator Releases Yacht Code 2026

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Yacht Code 2021, as amended through August 2023, has been updated as the RMI Yacht Code 2026 (hereinafter the “Code”) to provide practical rule application for the increasing innovative designs of...

Owner:  Drougas Family (Jenny, Nikodemos)
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