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Background Johnston Atoll, in 13 editions.

The entry for Johnston Atoll published Background in 13 editions of 24, from 2001 to 2020. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Background in every entry.

editions changed the text
5
the first edition with it
2001
the latest edition with it
2020

Published as “Background” (2001 to 2020).

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The same text in 8 editions, 2013 to 2020.

Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston Island and Sand Island were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934, and subsequently the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s, and until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Cleanup and closure of the weapons facility ended in May 2005.

Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston Island and Sand Islands Island were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934, and subsequently the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s, and until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction is now complete. Cleanup and closure of the weapons facility was completed ended in 2004. May 2005.

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Johnston Atoll: Background.” The World Factbook, 2001–2020 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/johnston-atoll/background.

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