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ENIWETOKWhich Pacific atoll was taken from the Japanese by the US and used as an atomic weapons testing site
BIKINIAtoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific used as a nuclear weapon testing site by the United States between 1946 and 1958 (6)
HEADHONCHOTaken from the Japanese word for "team leader" what expression means "the person in charge"? (4,6)
ATOLLSMany weapons-testing sites
PROVINGGROUNDSWeapons testing sites
NUKEAttack with an atomic weapon (4)
BOMBWould an atomic weapon cost one? (4)
OILPetrels produce a stomach ___ which is made up of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored and used as an energy rich food source for the adults during their long flights
EMBARGOLegal stoppage of commerce, such as the one imposed upon India by the US and Japan in 1998
OPERATIONDESERTSHIELD
Codename for operations by the US and allies before the combat stage of the Gulf War
TREPANGSea cucumbers which are dried or smoked and used as an ingredient in Chinese cooking (7)
DEXTRINA soluble gummy substance obtained by boiling starch and used as an adhesive
MEXICOCountry bordered by the US and Guatemala (6)
MAYPOLEWhat famous Elizabethan landmark is associated with May Day and was taken from The Strand and given
NOMATTERWHATWhich Boyzone number one was taken from the musical Whistle Down The Wind? (2,6,4)
IWOJIMAWhich Pacific Japanese island was captured by the US Marine Corps in 1945, and returned to Japan in 1968? (3,4)
DRIPDRIEDR.I.P. Dr inside succumbed - was taken from the water and hung! (4-5)
BRIGEd was taken from the bridge to the guardhouse (4)
TAHITIWhich Pacific island was home for some time to painter Paul Gauguin and the crew of the Bounty? (6)
SPARERIBIt was taken from the first chap with extra small, open boat (5,3)