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ProKI
Potassium Iodide
The
FDA has known for decades that taking potassium iodide (KI) during a
radiation
emergency prevents cancer. Potassium Iodide “Known to Cut Risk of
Thyroid Cancer” -FDA
“Authorities have known for decades that taking potassium iodide
before or right after exposure to radioactive fallout can prevent some
ill effects, especially in young children, who are most vulnerable to
thyroid cancer.” "Considering its price, it just seems like
a no-brainer. We should have been doing this a long time ago."
-David Lochbaum, nuclear expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
-Source Washington Post The benefits of potassium
iodide in the midst of a radiation disaster are clear. -Source FDA
American
Thyroid Association Endorses Potassium Iodide as “Essential”
for Preventing Radiation Related Cancer. “The American Thyroid Association
(ATA) endorses the use of potassium iodide (KI) to protect people from
absorbing radioactive iodine released during nuclear emergencies.
High levels of radioactive iodine exposure can cause thyroid cancer, especially
in babies and children up to 18 years of age. KI reduces the risk of thyroid
cancer in exposed populations. ATA advocates KI as an essential adjunct
to evacuation, sheltering, and avoiding contaminated food, milk, and water.”
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Nuclear Arms Race Accelerates
CIA shocked by 11
nuclear weapon tests
conducted by
India & Pakistan
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United States
Unprepared?
Unlike France, Poland & a
host of countries, the U.S.
has not stockpiled KI |
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Aging
Nuclear Waste Stockpile
More than 77,000 tons stored
at 131 sites across 39 states nationwide |
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Mobile
Chernobyl
To date, more than
2700 U.S. nuclear
waste shipments have
travelled 1.6 million
miles by
rail & interstate
highways
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