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he CDC wants the public to be prepared for nuclear war.
The agency has posted a notice touting a Jan. 16 briefing about the work that federal, state and local governments are doing in case of a possible nuclear strike.
While a nuclear detonation is unlikely, it would have devastating results and there would be limited time to take critical protection steps, the notice states. Despite the fear surrounding such an event, planning and preparation can lessen deaths and illness.
Presenters include Dan Sosin, CDC's deputy director and chief medical officer in the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, and experts on radiation safety and environmental hazards.
The briefing comes amid rising tensions between the United States and North Korea. President Donald Trump earlier this week fired off a taunting tweet in which he bragged that his nuclear arsenal is more powerful than North Koreas. The CDC notice preceded that message.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/04/nuclear-war-cdc-briefing-266633
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Ruling the masses by inferred threats and fear. Definitely authoritarian tactics.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I want him to survive the initial blasts so that he has a long, painful death ruling over an irradiated wasteland.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)USA happens every 10 years. But I don't remember them. Discussions with Father-in-law and he said sirens and duck and cover were strong in the 60s back to 50s and before.