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Trump-era officials under fire as nuclear fund for Bikini islanders is squandered pina.com.fj - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pina.com.fj Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former staff have criticized the interior department for ignoring the risk of fraud after the Trump administration ceased scrutiny of a $59m fund for nuclear survivors, which is now depleted
In the 1940s and ’50s, the US government used Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands, for testing nuclear weapons. Recognizing the damage its testing caused, the US government established two trust funds in the 1980s to help pay for Bikinians’ health care, build housing, and cover living costs. In 2017, after a campaign by Bikini leaders for greater autonomy, the Trump administration announced that the government would lift withdrawal limits and stop auditing the main fund, then worth $59 million. Six years later, only about $100,000 remains, and the Bikini community is in crisis.