Confronting Nuclear Legacies and Realities in Guam
"Confronting Nuclear Legacies and Realities in Guam"
The 3/11/2001 tragedy in Japan and the meltdown at the
Fukushima Daiichi Genpatsu was the latest reminder of the potential dangers of
nuclear energy. Radioactive fallout was carried by wind and water throughout
the Tohoku region of Japan, south to Tokyo and even reached the shores of Guam
in the Marianas. Although Guam has no nuclear power plants, the use of the
island by the United States military has ensured that the risks involved with
the weaponization of nuclear energy are always present. This presentation will
provide an overview of Guam’s historical relationship to nuclear weapons and
also recommendations for how these issues can be more prominently incorporated
into public school social studies curriculum.
Comments