Environmental Humanities Colloquium: “Toxique: France’s Nuclear Testing Legacy in the Pacific”
Sebastien Philippe, associate research scholar in the Program on Science and Global Security in Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, will present “Toxique: France’s Nuclear Testing Legacy in the Pacific” via Zoom — click here to join.
Philippe will discuss how a recent interdisciplinary study bridging nuclear science, environmental forensics, and investigative journalism exposed the human and environmental toll of the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests France conducted in Polynesia from 1966-74. Challenging official narratives, the study documents the widespread radiological exposure of the Polynesian public and the systemic barriers that victims continue to face in seeking justice and compensation.
Sebastien Philippe, associate research scholar in the Program on Science and Global Security in Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, will present “Toxique: France’s Nuclear Testing Legacy in the Pacific” via Zoom — click here to join.
Philippe will discuss how a recent interdisciplinary study bridging nuclear science, environmental forensics, and investigative journalism exposed the human and environmental toll of the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests France conducted in Polynesia from 1966-74. Challenging official narratives, the study documents the widespread radiological exposure of the Polynesian public and the systemic barriers that victims continue to face in seeking justice and compensation.
