The American public is confused and worried about the potential for a nuclear armageddon. A drug used in nuclear emergencies has been purchased by the U.S. government.
The idea of a nuclear war conjures up images of the Cold War or even a distant future, but the threat of an impending nuclear attack is being taken seriously by the US government. The Department of Health and Human Services spent $290 million on an anti-radiation drug called Nplate to add to the country's stockpile for "radiological and nuclear emergencies." romiplostim, also known as Nplate, is used to treat low blood platelet counts and will be approved by the FDA in 2021.
The Secretary-General of the UN proposed at a UN review conference that the world is one miscalculation away from nuclear destruction. A representative from the Department of Health and Human Services said that the purchase was part of an ongoing effort to prepare the country for a wide range of threats.
"For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have a direct threat of the use of a nuclear weapon if in fact things continue down the path they are going," President Joe Biden said at a fundraiser in New York. Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have not faced Armageddon.
A messaging campaign has begun to inform the American public of the potential of a radiation emergency as well as what to do in the worst case scenario. Posters describing that started showing up in Port Authority Trans- Hudson trains and stations this September. The New York subway system is similar to the PATH rail system in that it connects the cities of New York and New Jersey. According to data from Q2 2022, the average number of riders on the PATH is 153,600 a day.
Posters describe what to do in the event of a radiation emergency. Residents are told to take cover in a basement or the middle of a building, wait inside to reduce their exposure to radiation, and stay informed via radio, television, computer, or mobile device. When New York City Emergency Management released a PSA on the topic a few months ago, the instructions for what to do in the event of a radiation emergency were already in place. This particular message was issued by the Department of Homeland Security according to the information on the bottom of the poster.
The message from the U.S. government isn't comforting when it comes to the threat of a nuclear attack. We are not currently staring down the barrel of a missile silo. According to some political analysts, Putin has a long history of stoking fear in the West by his attitudes towards a nuclear threat, which is why he has aabre-rattling. It is a good idea to stay informed as the situation develops.
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