Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, over 6,000 miles from the continental United States, is a massive and dangerous vault with some of the most contaminated radioactive material on Earth. “The Tomb” on Runit Island as it is often called, contains the debris of 43 nuclear bomb tests conducted by the U.S. on the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands, as well as 130 tons of radioactive soil shipped from the Nevada Test Site. Already, cracks can be seen on top of the dome, and chunks of broken concrete rest in black water accumulating at its base. As sea levels rise, the entire Tomb now threatens to crumble into the ocean…
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