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Bikini Atoll, where they tested nuclear weapons, is included in the list of world heritage sites
The notorious Bikini Atoll, where the United States experienced atomic and hydrogen bombs during the Cold War, was included in the "List of World Heritage Site." This decision was made on Saturday by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, whose annual session is held in the Brazilian capital.
Commenting on this decision, the chairman of the committee, Minister of Culture of Brazil Zhuk Ferreira emphasized that the reckoning of the blown up Pacific Atoll is deep symbolic in the world heritage. “The story of the bikini should not repeat, she is destined to stay in the memory of future generations,” he said.
The bikini atoll is 36 islands surrounding the lagoon with an area of approximately 600 km km. The nature of this once a paradise of the planet was not able to recover after the United States blew up 23 atomic and hydrogen bombs there from 1946 to 1958.
In total, 10 new objects on different continents have already been included in the World Heritage List in Brazilia. Now there are a total of 899 on the planet. However, this is an intermediate figure. Until August 3, when the session ends, the committee must consider 29 more objects. Among them is the Russian Arctic plateau of Putoran.