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Gregorio Sablan: If NEPA had existed in the 1950s, do you think that the U.S. Government would have conducted the atomic and hydrogen…

On the recordApril 24, 2018
If NEPA had existed in the 1950s, do you think that the U.S. Government would have conducted the atomic and hydrogen bombs on Bikini Atoll and Micronesia?
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Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands

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Sablan questions the historical implications of NEPA on military decisions.

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