Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large [1]) accurately predicted this recent Doublethink news from England in his first novel: Extinguishers banned as a fire safety hazard [2].
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Speaking of Michael Z. Williamson’s novels, Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore is starting the advance order for “Rogue.” [3] Please note that Mike’s novels contain adult situations, language and violence, so they are not suitable for juveniles. “Rogue [4]
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After several frantic weeks of filling orders, the folks at Camping Survival (one of our loyal advertisers), now has the following back in stock: Medical Corps brand Potassium Iodate – 60 Count [7], Medical Corps brand Potassium Iodate – 90 Count [8], Iosat brand Potassium Iodide-14 Count [9], and Nukalert personal radiation monitors [10].
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Yummy escargot! Preparing & Cooking Garden Snails [11]. (Thanks to reader Jason R. for sending this piece from the California Prepper’s Network.)
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Mike the M.D. send a link to the latest edition of the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness [12]. It has a couple of interesting articles on radiation injuries following nuclear detonations. This is useful information, and also provides a needed sense of scale regarding the miniscule amounts of radiation that have made it all the way across the wide Pacific Ocean since the 11-3-11 [13] disasters.
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Mike H. mentioned a “maplet” web app from Carlos Labs [14] that shows the extent of damage from various atomic weapons if they’d been dropped on places we know.
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Ham: US May Consider Sending Troops to Libya [15]. (A beret tip to John B. for the link,)