"In 1995, as France returned to nuclear testing in Polynesia, Tahitian protests ignited beneath a global fantasy of turquoise waters and effortless escape."

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In 1995, as France returned to nuclear testing in Polynesia, Tahitian protests ignited beneath a global fantasy of turquoise waters and effortless escape. The radiant image of paradise fractured, revealing the radioactive truth that had shaped the islands for decades.