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11/09/09
But, that said, the consequences of radiation exposure in utero are relatively well-studied. To over-simplify, exposure in the 0 to 4 week timeframe usually leads to outright death of the embryo, or the embryo survives unharmed (it's a pretty sensitive developmental time, and usually the radiation insult will be survivable, or 100% not survivable). In the 8 to 15 week timeframe, radiation exposure of a harmful enough level will usually lead to serious organ damage and a newborn which will have a very limited survival. In the 8 to 30 week timeframe, mental retardation/microcephaly and perhaps growth stunting are possible, but the most sensitive timeframe is 8 to 16 weeks for retardation. Past 30 weeks, the fetus has about the same risk profile as an adult: either you survive the radiation exposure, or you don't; but either way, no harmful structural abnormalities will result. Cancer risks (leukemia, thyroid e.g.) are increased substantially later in life (childhood, adulthood). Again, in general, substantially increased risks of remarkable, unsightly birth defects is rare; this is based on the Hiroshima/Nagasaki data, and the emerging Chernobyl data.
So, my opinion on the pictures is: the child with macrocephaly (large head) was not a radiation-associated case. The children with retardation and microcephaly could be radiation-associated. The young man that looks the most deformed probably has a case of large facial angiomatous malformations, and those are almost certainly not radiation-related. #nucleartest
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Truly the least you can ask for is a safe testing of nuclear technology. There are SO MUCH space in russia its ridiculous... they couldn't have chosen a better place to do this? #nucleartest
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If this was shocking to Americans, then it was no wonder they are so gung-ho and had a president who seemed ready to push the button at any moment. Were Americans really so uniformed as to be surprised by the contents of this film.
Compared to films like "Threads" it made a nuclear war seem like a slightly bad day at the office.
09/27/09
My parents spent the evening watching the movie with me, and asked if I had any questions about it. I never had any nightmares or real concerns, I was just disturbed about how I couldn't talk about it at school.
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He said "we don't." I never ate anything in lab again. No food in the fridge, no free food, nothing.
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I mean shall they say "I set up a dirty bomb 5 years ago - My proof : The Cancer rate in that area is 20 % higher then normal"
Doenst really sound that scary right ?
Even if thousands die ... a traditional car bomb is much more effective.
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I'm pretty sure that one only contains a bar of soap and a wash cloth...
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Also what Potassium Iodide?
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