Switzerland built fallout shelters for every citizen in 1963, following its constitution. New buildings without shelters require a fee. Potassium iodide tablets are given every 10 years. The US had nuclear accidents, and the Megatons to Megawatts program used decommissioned Russian nuclear warheads. The US government owes $563 million to those affected by atomic tests in Bikini Atoll.
In 1963, as the rest of the world trembled with fear at the thought of the Cold War escalating into nuclear war, Switzerland acted, building fallout shelters to house every citizen of the country. In fact, the Swiss government was just following its constitution, which guarantees everyone’s safety in the event of such an attack. Today, if a new building or house without shelter is erected, the owner must pay a fee to secure a place in a fallout shelter. In addition, every 10 years, Switzerland delivers potassium iodide tablets to all residents living near nuclear power plants. Potassium iodide prevents the thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodide.
The Nuclear Threat:
In 1961, an American B-52 bomber accidentally dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Carolina. Had they exploded, they would have been 260 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Between 1993 and 2013, up to 10% of US electricity came from low-enriched uranium from decommissioned Russian nuclear warheads, purchased through the Megatons to Megawatts program.
In 2001, the Nuclear Claims Tribunal ordered the US government to pay $563 million to those affected and displaced by the 1940s atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands; they are still waiting for the bulk of this payment.
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