Nuclear tests in French Polynesia

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"Nuclear tests in French Polynesia", APSNet Special Reports, February 09, 2006, https://nautilus.org/apsnet/nuclear-tests-in-french-polynesia/

In 2005 French Polynesia established an inquiry into the health and environmental impacts of the 46 atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in French Polynesia between 1966 and 1974. The Hirshon Commission report was tabled on 9 February 2006.

Hirshon Commission synopsis
Synopsis and recommendations of the Inquiry into the Consequences of Aerial Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia 1966-1974 (Hirshon Commission), 9 February 2006.
Hirshon Commission report
French text of the report of the Inquiry into the Consequences of Aerial Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia 1966-1974 (Hirshon Commission), 9 February 2006.

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