[newzjunkey]

On FR we had west coast chicken littles downing their potassium iodide doses over the weekend. The "Radiation fears" are induced by the media hype machine and an abysmal education system in this country.

I saw a story about the Surgeon General suggestion stocking up on potassium iodide while in she was in SF yesterday. While it was with an eye to being "prepared" and not specific to the Japanese situation, the news ran it with their full-throated PANIC.

[Caipirabob]

It all serves the end of the “coming soon” NO NUKES campaign to be thrust upon us shortly.

[6SJ7]

Back in the 50’s, the US routinely tested nukes in the Nevada desert. As kids, the only thing they warned was not to eat snow due to the radioactive isotopes. That, and you could never be sure where the dog had done his business. Somehow we survived.