trust territory
- n a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
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- US military operations, including nuclear testing, led to COFA pact
The three COFA countries were formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a territory formed in the wake of severe damage and fallout following nuclear testing at Eniwetok and Bikini atolls after World War II. Because of fallout and diminished job opportunities in agriculture and other environmentally sensitive industries, residents were forced to relocate, many of them ...
April 27, 2014 - Stars and Stripes