4.5K views · 24 reactions | Maralinga. It's a secretive and controversial part of Australia's history - the legacy of the nation's nuclear ambitions. But, for a small number of people, the site is a place they called home. Between 2004 and 2010, Leon and Diane Ashton were the caretakers for Australia's former atomic testing range. | ABC North and West | Facebook

On July 25, 1946, the first underwater nuclear explosion was conducted at a depth of 27 meters in the Bikini Atoll lagoon, shortly after the end of World War II. The over 100 indigenous residents of Bikini Atoll were relocated to other islands to facilitate the nuclear testing. | History In Pictures