Stockpiling our security.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

In the wake of Sept. 11, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has plans to offer supplies of potassium iodide to all 50 states. It prevents thyroid cancer if administered within two to five hours after a nuclear release. Because thyroid cancer is one of the main causes of death after radiation exposure, especially for young children, officials in many countries stockpile the drug. Before Sept. 11, however, only four states did. Recently, at least Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, New...