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Atoll in the Marshall Islands, W Pacific,
where the USA carried out 23 atom-bomb tests
1946-63. In 1990 a US plan was announced to
remove radioactive topsoil, allowing 800
islanders to return home. Its name was given
to a two-piece swimsuit said to have an
explosive effect.