ANALYSIS / Clock is ticking for Iran as Israel appears ready for strike

This month will mark a critical juncture in Iran’s race for nuclear capability. The timetable is getting ever shorter: Most Western intelligence services share the assessment that over the course of 2010, Iran will accumulate sufficient fissionable material to produce two or three nuclear bombs. If the Iranians succeed in dispersing this material among a large number of secret sites, it will reduce the likelihood that the project can be stopped.

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Within the next year or two Israel will have no choice but to attack Iran.This attack is not optional, because no one else is going to do it. The very existence of Israel is threatened by a nuclear Iran.

What do you think Iran is going to do if attacked by Israel?

It will use Syria, Lebanon (Hezbollah) and Hamas to retaliate against Israel.

We know that both Syria and Lebanon have chemical weapons. What would be the Israeli reaction to exploding chemical bombs over Israeli cities? Nuke them!

That’s where the potassium tablets come in. You had better get ready for some fallout.

You can buy potassium iodide (KI) tablets at Amazon.Com: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Ki-Potassium-Iodide-Tabs-200S/dp/B0010XS396/

One tablet is 65mg. One adult should take two tablets per day or 130mg per day. Take for up to 10 days or until notified by authorities. A child (3+) should take one tablet per day. Take for up to 10 days or until notified by authorities. Ages one month to 3 years should take 32mg per day. Less than one month should take 16mg per day.

How Potassium Iodide Works
Certain forms of iodine help your thyroid gland work right. Most people get the iodine they need from foods like iodized salt or fish. The thyroid can “store” or hold only a certain amount of iodine.

In a radiation emergency, radioactive iodine may be released in the air. This material may be breathed or swallowed. It may enter the thyroid gland and damage it. The damage would probably not show itself for years. Children are most likely to have thyroid damage.

If you take potassium iodide, it will fill up your thyroid gland. This reduces the chance that harmful radioactive iodine will enter the thyroid gland.

Who Should Not Take Potassium Iodide
The only people who should not take potassium iodide are people who know they are allergic to iodide. You may take potassium iodide even if you are taking medicines for a thyroid problem (for example, a thyroid hormone or antithyroid drug). Pregnant and nursing women and babies and children may also take this drug.

How And When To Take Potassium Iodide
Potassium iodide should be taken as soon as possible after public health officials tell you. You should take one dose every 24 hours. More will not help you because the thyroid can “hold” only limited amounts of iodine. Larger doses will increase the risk of side effects. You will probably be told not to take the drug for more than 10 days.

Side Effects
Usually side effects of potassium iodide happen when people take higher doses for a long time. You should be careful not to take more than the recommended dose or take it for longer than you are told. Side effects are unlikely because of the low dose and the short time you will be taking the drug.

Possible side effects include skin rashes, swelling of the salivary glands, and “iodism” (metallic taste, burning mouth and throat, sore teeth and gums, symptoms of a head cold, and sometimes stomach upset and diarrhea).

A few people have an allergic reaction with more serious symptoms. These could be fever and joint pains, or swelling of parts of the face or body and at times severe shortness of breath requiring immediate medical attention.

Taking iodide may rarely cause overactivity of the thyroid gland, underactivity of the thyroid gland, or enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter).

What To Do If Side Effects Occur
If the side effects are severe or if you have an allergic reaction, stop taking potassium iodide. Then, if possible, call a doctor or public health authority for instructions.