Bikini Atoll is one of the Marshall Islands.  During World War II it was a very strategic point and was finally captured from the Japanese.  Look at the facts to get an idea of where the islands are. 

Although the United States was the first power to use nuclear weapons, as evident in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  President Truman decided that the Marshall Islands would be an ideal place for the United States to run further nuclear tests. Look to the history of Bikini Atoll to discover a more detailed story.  After you have finished, read the information about the Bikinians today.

The situation of Bikini Atoll is an ideal representation of the undercurrent of paranoia that was masked by exuberant frivolity that  infiltrated the United States after World War II.  Bikini Atoll becomes a nuclear wasteland and yet, it is the namesake for one of the most famous suits in fashion history.