200,000 Barrels O' Nuke Waste - the Great Atlantic TrashBin

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  1. hill

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    eeek! :eek: whodunnit? they ought to be brought to justice
     
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    le gouvernement français. I do not believe it was illegal to dump whatever in international water. I do know if it is illegal today.

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    Radioactive waste: a scientific mission sets out to map submerged barrels in the Atlantic | CNRS
    Radiocean - MITI

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    There has also been US dumping
    It’s not just toxic chemicals. Radioactive waste was also dumped off Los Angeles coast via LA Times | The Atomic Age
    Experts Alarmed by Barrels of Radioactive Waste Off the Coast of LA

    Have not read about other countries.