This paper analyzes a proposal to store spent nuclear fuel on Palmyra Island, a US territory nearly a thousand miles south of Hawaii. The proposal has military, political, social, and technical implications. Would the Palmyra Island storage site best support US nonproliferation objectives? What would be the reaction of US allies, especially Japan? What are the implications for Pacific residents, many of whom endured the dislocations and radiation exposure of early atomic testing? Are there environmental considerations? Who would manage and control the site? What provisions would be made for site protection?

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