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Belgium Begins Free Distribution Of Iodine Pills “In Case Of Nuclear Disaster”<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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As part of the government’s new nuclear safety policy<\/strong>, as of today, every Belgian citizen can come to a pharmacy and get free iodine pills<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Belgium has two nuclear plants, Tihange and Doel, with a total number of seven reactors, and is one of the world’s most nuclear-reliant nations…<\/p>\n

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In 2017 alone, there were seven incidents at the facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Free distribution of iodine tablets has started in Belgium as a precautionary measure in the event of a nuclear catastrophe<\/strong>, the Belgian Pharmaceutical Association told Sputnik on Tuesday<\/a>. Before March 6, only those living within 20 kilometers (12 miles) from nuclear sites were entitled to receive the medication free of charge.<\/p>\n

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As SputnikNews reports<\/a>, Belgium’s neighbors, Germany and the Netherlands, are concerned over the safety of the kingdom\u2019s ageing nuclear reactors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Germany requested Belgium to shut down its two reactors because of defects found in their pressure vessels, but the kingdom refused. In September 2017, citizens of Aachen, a western German city located 70 kilometers (43 miles) away from the Belgian Tihange, started getting free iodine tablets.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the Netherlands started distributing the pills to people who lived within a 100-kilometre (62-mile) radius of the neighboring Dutch Borsselle and Belgian Doel plants.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So how would a population react to their government offering iodine pills – just in case… Fear, of course<\/em><\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

Scared people are not rational, they\u2019ll buy virtually anything that promises to alleviate their fear. <\/strong>Every totalitarian, every proponent of curtailing freedom, knows this. It\u2019s the equivalent of the smoking hot babe: fear sells government<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Not reassuring<\/strong><\/em>”<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Justin Stares<\/span><\/span>@JustinStares<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Free iodine tablets distributed as of today across Belgium in case of disaster at one of country’s ageing nuclear power plants. Not reassuring. https:\/\/www.<\/span>hln.be\/nieuws\/binnenl<\/span>and\/vanaf-vandaag-gratis-jodiumpil-voor-elke-belg~a3cee5fb\/\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n