How we can 'survive' a nuclear Iran
An Israeli company has developed a way for us to 'survive' a nuclear Iran.
Three Nobel prize winners are throwing their weight behind an
anti-radiation belt developed by an Israeli company that protects
first-responders from exposure to radiation after nuclear accidents. The
"StemRad 360 Gamma" belt is designed to be worn around the waist to
protect vulnerable bone marrow from atomic radiation. Tara Cleary
reports.
Let's go to the videotape.
Note what they say in the last 25 seconds....
But what bothers me more about this is the same attitude that says that Iron Dome is a 'solution' to 'Palestinian' rocket fire from Gaza. While Iron Dome can provide protection by shooting down rockets, living with rocket fire is not a way to live a normal life. The same goes even more for living with the threat of a nuclear weapon.
UPDATE 4:32 PM
I forgot to mention that this is the 35,000th post since this blog started eight years ago.
Labels: Iranian nuclear threat, radiation
If we have anti-radiation vests, do we still need to worry about nukes?
An Israeli high-tech company has developed a vest that protects against nuclear radiation.
Let's go to the videotape.
This is a great idea for first responders. Now, they want to
extend it to all Israelis.
According to the Chairman of StemRad, Ronen Melnik, “The vests that
we have developed weigh a mere 15 kgs. As such, firefighters will be
able to function without a problem. The vest will in no way inhibit a
firefighter’s ability to operate his equipment and evacuate the
wounded.”
Not surprisingly, behind this revolutionary product are many
brilliant minds. Among those involved in the development of the
nuclear-proof vest is Professor Michael Levitt, an Israeli who was
recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. According to Levitt, the
invention is already generating interest around the world, with the
German army and Russian Atomic Energy Commission already in negotiations
to purchase the product, Channel 2 said.
The price of the vest is 7,000 dollars and the plan is to eventually
make it available to the general public, Channel 2 reported.
I'm all in favor of having this available for first responders in the event of a nuclear attack or accident. But I'm not sure what the phrase 'make it available to the general public' means. Does it mean that those of us who have $7,000 per person will be allowed to buy it? That the Israeli government will supply it to the entire country (and pay for it by raising our taxes)? Worst of all, does the very existence of such a device mean that we are going to hear arguments that it's okay for Iran to go nuclear because we can protect ourselves anyway (just like we keep hearing that we can go about our lives in southern Israel without worrying about rockets because we have Iron Dome)? Does anyone really want to take that chance?
What could go wrong?
Labels: Iranian nuclear threat, Israeli high tech, radiation
