A Fireball in the Marshall Islands: How a Nuclear Test Changed the World
Émile P. Torres describes how it was not the dropping of the atom bombs in 1945 but the testing of a nuclear bomb is the Marshall Islands in 1954...
Émile P. Torres is a philosopher and historian whose work focuses on existential threats to civilization and humanity. They have published on a wide range of topics in outlets like The Washington Post, Aeon, Salon, and The New Statesman. Their most recent book is Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation (Routledge, 2023). For more, visit their website and follow them on Twitter.
Émile P. Torres describes how it was not the dropping of the atom bombs in 1945 but the testing of a nuclear bomb is the Marshall Islands in 1954...