Cold War defense compacts let the US keep testing missiles at Pacific targets

Evidence

These compacts gave responsibilities for defense to the United States, which allowed the U.S. government to retain military control over the islands. In addition to the nuclear testing that was carried out in the Marshall Islands over the decades, the military still uses the islands for the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site—a facility that provides a target for missiles launched from California, thousands of miles away. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 230

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 230
• XREF: connects to: Mahanian naval strategy drove the plan to make the Pacific an American lake.; Battlefield losses made the military unwilling to return captured Pacific islands. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 85; Commonwealth status deals ceded Pacific island territory for military live-fire ranges — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 383 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mahanian naval strategy drove the plan to make the Pacific an American lake.; Battlefield losses made the military unwilling to return captured Pacific islands. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 85; Commonwealth status deals ceded Pacific island territory for military live-fire ranges — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 383 (+2 more)