Eli5: what happens to the areas where nuclear bombs are tested?

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Eli5: what happens to the areas where nuclear bombs are tested?

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I live in Northwest Arkansas and there is a large population of Marshallese from the Marshall Islands (R.M.I) I’ve been told that may of them are here due to an agreement after US used their homes to test nukes. https://www.mei.ngo/marshallese-in-arkansas