The United Kingdom has stockpiled anti-radiation drugs at secret sites around the country due to fears that terrorists might target nuclear power plants or detonate a bomb laced with radioactive material, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported yesterday (see GSN, July 9).

The British Health Department confirmed Friday that it has plans to protect London from a potential nuclear attack, Dawn reported.  The drug, potassium iodide, protects the thyroid gland against radiation (Amanullah Ghilzai, Dawn, Aug. 4).

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