Now, now, it clearly says "Rescue" on the side so, see, the government really is just here to help us... to the detention centers and the caskets.
Posted on 04/15/2012 12:16:10 PM PDT by Razzz42
The US Military is currently seeking a large amount of potassium iodide, this according to a listing on the FBO.gov website by the Defense Logistics Agency.
In the listing it is made clear that they want to be ready in the event of nuclear fallout which has lead many to speculate that this could be in response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster or perhaps in anticipation for an attack on an active Iranian nuclear facility.
The DLA is apparently looking for upwards of 400,000 dollars worth of the thyroid protecting tablets at a time when many government officials have openly told American citizens NOT to buy potassium iodide.
In an article published by Business Insider on March 10th, some of the possibilities as to why this order has been put in were explored.
The U.S. has bought potassium iodide tablets in the past, and is now looking ahead to scenarios, possibly spurred by last year's Fukushima crisis.
As the federal solicitation is quick to point out, "The recent earthquake in Japan in March of 2011 and the resultant nuclear crisis has renewed interest in this item.
Of course, potassium iodide would also come in handy if there were to be an airstrike against a target laden will nuclear material, say, like the sites in Iran. One of the big concerns surrounding the practical devastation of those nuclear facilities is the radiation it will unleash into the surroundings.
Destroying one of the most likely Iranian targets, the 1000-megawatt Bushehr nuclear plant, would create just such a concern.
The request comes at a time when radiation is being found in Kelp off the coast of California, polar bears are coming down with a mysterious sickness in Alaska, and a radiation wave is headed our way.
This on top of a stark warning by a former UN adviser that the world could literally be destroyed by Fukushima.
When you throw in the possibility of an Israeli and or US strike on an active Iranian nuclear power plant you can clearly see the nuclear nightmare the world now finds itself in.
The idea that the Israeli or US government would literally purposefully blow up a nuclear plant the size of Chernobyl is absolutely insane and shows the level that the globalists are willing to go to reach their goals.
LOL
Oh, yes, you caught me out, I'm a paid GE propagandist who is simply trying to cover up the worst nuclear release in all of history that will completely obliterate the human race. Please do NOT read the millions of pages on the nuclear testing program. Do NOT read the anti-nuclear propagandist's own websites and the report on Chernobyl written by that same 'former UN advisor.' Doing so would absolutely crush me...
I suppose if you absolutely MUST read up on some of that, you COULD start at the Hiroshima museum's website, but really, you should simply believe me, as a paid GE apologist who is trying to spread disinformation. Because obviously I have a huge agenda, not these people who are trying to be the lone voices in a world full of anti-nuclear activists, some of whom actually have a slight bit of credibility.
With crazy mullahs and foreign commies building and mounting nukes, our military forces should stock up for putting them down. With so many crazy nations having nukes, the chances of some kooky leader of a developing country starting a nuclear exchange will be higher than the chances were during the Cold War.
Now, now, it clearly says "Rescue" on the side so, see, the government really is just here to help us... to the detention centers and the caskets.
Hmm, a cheap price for K1 is about $10, I assume the gov can get wholesale. Even at $10 that would buy on 40000 bottles which isn’t that many. Unless they get it for $5, so it would be twice as many bottles. I think the bottles hold 30 tablets, maybe in some circumstances one doesn’t need to take the full 30 tabs?
I’m not quite following the entire bid proposal but they are looking for 14 doses (1 a day for 2 weeks) per an individual, same as the last bid, then, costing $5.23 ea. Budgeted at $392,250 this time around.
The approved manufacturer seems narrowed to one or having to use their specs. Not sure.
Maybe it’s just for Hussein’s family and their vacation buddies.
Yeah, well I single-handedly got Germany to shut down their nuke program by 2025 then had the Japanese shut down all but one of their nuclear plants out of 54 and made them run computer generated stress programs (big 9.0 quake and any ensuing tsunamis, etc.). So far, two plants have past the test and beg to be re-started except the locals are protesting in light of recent events. Something to do with trust, transparency and full disclosure.
Slowly awakening Japanese citizens were as dumbed down as much as any government (i.e. the US population) could disconnect its people from the facts of nuclear power generation, besides other mandates.
Either we have mob mentality without suffering cognitive dissonance or heavy government investments driving logic.
Hate to think it was just a money thing with children as collateral damage. I know TEPCO can no longer get insurance policies on their nuke plants but I didn’t have anything to do with that.
So according to my primitive math that would be about 160,000 people-doses.
Would could be for mil. in theater if they expect the ME to go nuclear?
There is no such thing as an “Anti Radiation Pill”.
Potassium iodide pills can protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine. They do this by “flooding” the thyroid with iodine so that it does not take up the radioactive iodine.
The pills will ONLY protect your thyroid and ONLY from radioactive iodine. And are only effective for about 24 hours.
To be really effective they need to be taken before exposure.
They do NOT protect you from radiation.
You are a 100% correct. Only iodine is easily taken up by the human body. The pills are a preventive measure if taken before exposure to radioactive iodine, a simple but effective measure to keep from absorbing radioactive iodine in your system, once you know it’s coming your way and is a one time passing exposure, like after a nuke bomb blast.
The above link doesn’t cover accumulative exposure to radioactive iodine fallout.
With the meltdowns of (3) reactors and explosions occurring, the Japanese government (and TEPCO?) didn’t want to admit to a life threatening event thereby causing panic (don’t worry be happy) and never prescribed iodine tabs for its general population in the most likely affected areas (i.e. SPEEDI program projections, didn’t even release results as a precaution).
http://www.japannewstoday.com/?p=3544
Anyway, an outbreak of thyroid tumors in children is the result of much stupidity? Now doctors downplay any reported thyroid cases without doing a needle biopsy which would confirm the type of damage being suffered...so I read, that and young heart muscle in decay from exposure to caesium-137.
I’ve read that in the years after Chernobyl, there was a huge increase in thyroid cancer, especially among the young.
Plus many other types of cancers increased there (Euroland) esp. unseen types that had to be given new names.
“This on top of a stark warning by a former UN adviser that the world could literally be destroyed by Fukushima. “
No hype there!!!
That’s not the only one who noticed...
Title: After Tour of Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, Wyden Says Situation Worse than Reported
Source: Press Release of Senator Wyden
Date: Monday, April 16, 2012
After Tour of Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, Wyden Says Situation Worse than Reported
Urges Japanese Ambassador to Accept International Help to Mitigate Continued Nuclear Risks
Washington, D.C. – After an onsite tour of what remains of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facilities decimated by last year’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki looking for ways to advance and support clean-up and recovery efforts. Wyden’s principal concern is the relocation of spent fuel rods currently being stored in unsound structures immediately adjacent to the ocean. He strongly urged the Ambassador to accept international help to prevent dangerous nuclear material from being released into the environment.
“The scope of damage to the plants and to the surrounding area was far beyond what I expected and the scope of the challenges to the utility owner, the government of Japan, and to the people of the region are daunting,” Wyden wrote in the letter. “The precarious status of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear units and the risk presented by the enormous inventory of radioactive materials and spent fuel in the event of further earthquake threats should be of concern to all and a focus of greater international support and assistance.”
Wyden visited Fukushima on April 6, 2012 while on a Congressional delegation trip to the region. He and a staff member wore radiation suits as they toured the facility and met with workers and managers from the Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, which is responsible for the clean-up. Wyden found that the facilities designed to house spent nuclear fuel and the reactors themselves were still in a state of disrepair and located in areas that would make them susceptible to further damage from future seismic events. The reactor buildings still contain large amounts of spent fuel – making them a huge safety risk and the only protection from a future tsunami, Wyden observed, is a small, makeshift sea wall erected out of bags of rock.
Wyden is also sending letters today to U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Greg Jaczko asking them to identify additional resources and assistance that their agencies could provide to Japan to address these risks.
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