Message from the Marshall Islands

This weekend, Senator Tony de Brum, from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, was given the prestigious Distinguished Peace Leadership Award from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, for helping bring the impact of nuclear weapons on the Islands to light.

During his distinguished career in the government, De Brum has served as minister of foreign affairs, minister of health, and currently serves as minister in assistance to the president.

De Brum personally witnessed most of the detonations that took place and has worked tirelessly with international and military officials to bring closure to the Marshallese. With a new Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test from Vandenberg AFB scheduled to impact the Islands mid-November, he spoke with us about the impact these policies have had on his people.