Don’t Let Scam Artists Scare You into Nuke-Proofing Yourself with Potassium Iodide
First of all, you can’t nuke-proof yourself. Although potassium iodide can effectively block your thyroid gland from sucking up radiation, this isn’t Fallout—you can’t just undo the effects of radiation poisoning, or put up some sort of shield. But of course, scammers are preying upon nuclear anxieties to peddle potassium iodide tablets (of dubious provenance),…