Could Iodine tablets prevent a nuclear attack..?

The united states and many european countries are currently busy buying potassium iodide, which is said to prevent nuclear attacks. Is this true? Let's find out if this is true and why this is all the rage. Due to the Ukraine-Russia war, the Korean conflict, and various activities around the world, there is a tense atmosphere between many countries. russia has also repeatedly warned of a possible nuclear attack. north korea continues to test nuclear weapons. Steps are being taken to avoid this nuclear attack.
In this case, potassium iodide tablets are bought in large quantities in many countries because potassium iodide is said to protect against radiation after a nuclear attack. According to one report, the US has spent more than two thousand crore rupees to purchase potassium iodide tablets. The US Joe Biden government announced on october 2 that it will purchase these iodine tablets at a cost of 2,389 crores. The Joe Biden administration has said that they can protect against nuclear attacks, chemical attacks, biological attacks, radiological attacks, etc., and that is why they are being bought in large quantities. Why is potassium iodide special?
Potassium iodide is also known as iodine medicine. It is said that this drug can protect people from radiation after a nuclear attack. After a nuclear bomb explodes, the radioactive element I-131 starts floating around. It enters the human body through inhalation. This causes thyroid cancer, leukemia, and mental disorders. Tumors can form in the throat and other parts of the body.
Potassium iodide is said to be used only to protect people from I-131. It is prepared by mixing potassium and iodide. There are a total of 37 types of iodine. Of these, only iodine-127 cannot harm us directly. At the same time, the radiation of I-131 released from the atomic bomb is very dangerous, with the potential to affect several generations.

Iodine protects against nuclear attack:
According to scientists, potassium iodide contains non-radioactive iodine. If someone eats it, less iodine enters the body. This drug is thought to be useful for removing the radioactive iodine-131 that enters your body during a nuclear attack. Apart from this, this medicine can be used to remove the tumor caused by I-131.
 However, this medicine is not fully effective when the nuclear attack is very powerful, because the amount of iodine entering the human body is very high. It was used during the 1986 explosion at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Hundreds of lives have been saved using this drug. In addition, when the Fukushima nuclear power plant was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in japan in 2011, japan also bought and used these drugs in large quantities. Iodine drugs have also been distributed in Ukraine's neighboring country, Poland. The Polish government has sent 5.5 million tablets to the country's total population of 3.4 million. Distribution centers for this medicine have been set up in all states of Poland. britain and european union countries are also major buyers of iodine tablets. 5.5 million iodine tablets have been sent to Ukraine. Recently, comments and statements made by Vladimir Putin have increased sales of iodine.

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Sowmiya Sriram

11/10/2022 01:48 PM