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Survival Guide – Potassium Iodide tablets

Posted on 29 November 2011 by Ron Conte

Radioactive iodine can result from a nuclear power plant disaster, such as Chernobyl or Fukushima, or from a nuclear bomb explosion. Fallout from either type of disaster, the latter being inestimably greater than the former, can spread for hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Nuclear Missile Checklist

Posted on 10 November 2011 by Ron Conte

Establish a command and control structure led by the military for nuclear research and development program ✓ done [IAEA Report, Annex, n. 18-24; see chart.] Obtain several thousand kilograms of low-enriched uranium ✓ done [IAEA Report of 8 Nov. 2011, … Continue reading →

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Iran will soon have nuclear missiles

Posted on 9 November 2011 by Ron Conte

I spent the morning reading through the recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear program, entitled: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran GOV/2011/65 Date: 8 November 2011 It … Continue reading →

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Can calcium protect you from radioactive strontium?

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Ron Conte

Nuclear ‘fallout’ from the Japan (Fukushima) nuclear power plant disaster contains radioactive iodine, radioactive strontium, and other radioisotopes. These same radioactive elements are also found in the fallout from nuclear bombs. In my previous post, I discuss the use of … Continue reading →

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Potassium Iodide Use in Radiation Emergencies

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Ron Conte

When there is radioactive fallout from a nuclear power plant emergency (or from a nuclear bomb), the fallout will have a number of different radioactive isotopes, including cesium, iodine, and strontium. The radioactive isotope of iodine (‘radioiodine’) in question here … Continue reading →

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What was the Christmas Star?

Posted on 31 December 2010 by Ron Conte

A Comet, Not a Literal Star [Matthew 2] {2:1} And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, {2:2} saying: “Where is he who … Continue reading →

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Science and Ethics 1

Posted on 22 September 2010 by Ron Conte

Science offers truth to the world, to a certain extent and within certain limits, but science does offer truth. Many persons have little or no confidence in the teaching of the Church on moral truth, and yet they have great … Continue reading →

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