Enewetak

American  

[en-uh-wee-tok, uh-nee-wi-tok] / ˌɛn əˈwi tɒk, əˈni wɪˌtɒk /

Or Eniwetok

noun

1. an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, in the Marshall Islands: atomic bomb tests 1947–62.

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Enewetak British  

/ ˌɛnəˈweɪtɒk, əˈniːwɛˌtɔːk /

noun

1. the official name for Eniwetok

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Enewetak

The U.S. tested nuclear weapons from 1948 to 1958 on Enewetak Atoll.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 21, 2023

During the Trusteeship period, the United States conducted so much nuclear testing over the atolls of Bikini and Enewetak that it was akin to 1.6 Hiroshima explosions every day for a dozen years.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

The weapons tests most gravely affected four atolls in the north of the nation: Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2022

During the late 1970s, U.S. soldiers removed contaminated topsoil and debris from the islands of Enewetak Atoll, where 43 of the devices were detonated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

During a year of Army service after college, Mr. Mooney was stationed at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific to monitor nuclear tests.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2020