The U.S. CDC will hold Public Sensitization Briefing on Preparing for Nuclear War

The U.S. CDC will hold Public Sensitization Briefing on Preparing for Nuclear War

By E. Stanley Ukeni

In what appears to be a sign of the perilous times we live in now, the United States’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will later this month begin briefing the general U.S. population on how individual citizens can prepare for nuclear war.

A general notice that is postedon the CDC’s website, regarding the January 16^th, 2018 public briefing, states in part, “While a nuclear detonation is unlikely, it would have devastating results and there would be limited time to take critical protective steps. Despite the fear surrounding such an even, planning and preparation can lessen deaths and illness”.

The notice suggested that there is a lack of awareness among the general public that taking shelter away from open spaces, for at least twenty-four hours after a nuclear explosion is “crucial to saving lives and reducing exposure to radiation”.

The briefing would be presented by two eminent specialists in radiation studies. Robert Whitcomb is the chief of the radiation studies branch at the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health; and Captain Michael Noska is the radiation safety officer and senior advisor for health physics at the Food and Drug Administration.

Although I am guardedly optimistic that a nuclear war between the United States and North Korea would be averted—even now, there are glowing signs that the North Korean leadership is beginning to act rationally. However, I still feel it’s important that everyone pay heed to the CDC’s upcoming briefing—just in case the unthinkable happens.

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