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My brother, who lives between two nuclear reactors called this AM to ask if I was aware stores are selling out of iodide pills. I asked if he had bought any, and he (a liberal - not buying into the liberal media/press hype) said he has no intent to do so.

Here's a couple of articles that made me wonder what happened to these pills?

Post office buys pills in case of nuclear blast

Snip: 2002 The U.S. Postal Service is purchasing 1.6 million doses of potassium iodide pills to protect its employees against thyroid cancer in the event of a nuclear explosion or meltdown.

Taking a cue from the anthrax scare a year ago, the postal service is spending nearly $293,000 to give its 750,000 employees the opportunity to have two days' worth of potassium iodide tablets waiting for them at work.

County ready to give out KI pills, potassium iodide protects the thyroid from radiation. Handout begins next month (local)

Snips: August 2002 Oswego County has nearly 113,000 potassium iodide pills set aside to be given to residents who live within 10 miles of its three nuclear plants.

In September, the county will begin distributing the pills, one per person, to the estimated 42,000 residents in the 10-mile zone. Stockpiles of pills…..