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Effects of Radiation on the Human Body Click on a number to learn about the effects of radiation on the body (1) Hair The losing of hair quickly and in clumps occurs with radiation exposure at 200 rems or higher. (2) Brain Since brain cells do not reproduce, they won't be damaged directly unless the exposure is 5,000 rems or greater. Like the heart, radiation kills nerve cells and small blood vessels, and can cause seizures and immediate death. (3) Thyroid The certain body parts are more specifically affected by exposure to different types of radiation sources. The thyroid gland is susceptible to radioactive iodine. In sufficient amounts, radioactive iodine can destroy all or part of the thyroid. By taking potassium iodide, one can reduce the effects of exposure. (4) Blood System When a person is exposed to around 100 rems, the blood's lymphocyte cell count will be reduced, leaving the victim more susceptible to infection. This is often refered to as mild

The number of nuclear weapons in the world has declined significantly since the Cold War: down from a peak of approximately 70,300 in 1986 to an estimated 14,900 in early-2017. Government officials often portray that accomplishment as a result of current arms control agreements, but the overwhelming portion of the reduction happened in the 1990s. Moreover, comparing today’s inventory with that of the 1950s is like comparing apples and oranges; today’s forces are vastly more capable. The pace of reduction has slowed significantly. Instead of planning for nuclear disarmament, the nuclear-armed states appear to plan to retain large arsenals for the indefinite future. Click on graph to view full size Despite progress in reducing Cold War nuclear arsenals, the world’s combined inventory of nuclear warheads remains at a very high level: approximately 14,930 warheads as of mid-2017. Of these, roughly 9,400 are in the military stockpiles (the rest are awaiting dismantlement), of which more

SECRECY NEWS From the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2017, Issue No. 66 September 13, 2017 Secrecy News Blog:   https://fas.org/blogs/ secrecy/ **     NGA CHARTS NEW PATH IN CLASSIFICATION POLICY **     SYRIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS, & MORE FROM CRS NGA CHARTS NEW PATH IN CLASSIFICATION POLICY Changes in classification practices at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are expected to yield improvements in the quality of national security classification decisions and to lead to reductions in classification at NGA as well as other defense and intelligence agencies. The most important innovation adopted by NGA is a requirement for a written justification for why each item of classified information needs to be protected, as well as how the information could be paraphrased or discussed in an unclassified manner. NGA said  it has prepared a new classification guide that includes three types of "enhancement statements" for each classif

The Blackbird of Chernobyl Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:26 AM PDT In light of the wave of flying humanoid sightings in the Chicago metro area, there has been talk that this is a 'harbinger of disaster' or 'portent of doom.' The following information details the supposed sightings around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant before and after the nuclear meltdown: Beginning in early April 1986 the people in and around the little known Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant began to experience a series of strange events revolving around sightings of a mysterious creature described as a large, dark, and headless man with gigantic wings and piercing red eyes. People affected by this phenomena experienced horrific nightmares, threatening phone calls and first hand encounters with the winged beast which became known as the  Blackbird of Chernobyl . Reports of these strange happening continued to increase until the morning of April 26, 1986, when at  1:23 am , reactor 4 of the Cherno