Bikini Atoll, located in the Marshall Islands, is a Pacific island that became infamous due to the extensive nuclear weapons testing conducted by the United States military in the mid-20th century, forcing the original inhabitants to relocate and leaving the area heavily contaminated with radiation, rendering it largely uninhabitable to this day; the name "Bikini" is now synonymous with the destructive power of nuclear weapons, despite the tragic displacement of the native population who once lived there