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After the Second World War the United States, along with their French and British allies, frequently tested nuclear weapons in the Pacific region.
French nuclear bomb test at Mururoa (Moruroa) Atoll, 1970
Herbs are considered pioneers of the Pacific reggae sound.  Their 1982 hit 'French letter', questioning French nuclear testing in the South Pacific, expressed the country's anti-nuclear stance.