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US military building up large stocks of potassium iodide pills.

  • 12-04-2012 11:36pm
    #1
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Not surprising with whats currently going on at the moment in the Persian Gulf and with the aftermath of Fukushima daiichi

    "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".

    https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=19f566deeffa645babd1e3731b7326c6&tab=core&_cview=1


Comments

  • #2
    CiaranMT
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    They should get onto us here in Ireland, no doubt there's plenty of households that still have those boxes left over from the time Sellafield was going to explode and irradiate us all.


  • #3
    Run_to_da_hills
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    CiaranMT wrote: »
    They should get onto us here in Ireland, no doubt there's plenty of households that still have those boxes left over from the time Sellafield was going to explode and irradiate us all.
    Most potassium Iodide tablets are well beyond their sell by date although I believe that they can last indefinably nevertheless household situations have changed people have come and gone and i am sure plenty of the packs have gone astray. They should seriously auditing the situation here as radiation has no boundaries.


  • #4
    old_aussie
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    just looks like a standard procurement.

    Nothing out of the ordinary.

    They are also ordering ammunition, just a standard procurement.

    just daily proceedures for military.


  • #5
    CiaranMT
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    Between here and Japan?


  • #6
    Run_to_da_hills
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    old_aussie wrote: »
    just looks like a standard procurement.

    Nothing out of the ordinary.

    They are also ordering ammunition, just a standard procurement.

    just daily proceedures for military.
    Well it dose state large amount, I am sure that would be considered out of the ordinary.


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  • #7
    Duiske
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    I would imagine that the DLA are just replacing old stock. I don't know what the shelf life of potassium iodide is, but if is was, say 5 years, its a fair bet that if you look back about 5 years in the DLA records, there would be a purchase order for a similar amount.


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