February 28, 2002

Research from an unreleased U.S.

Research from an unreleased U.S. government study claims nuclear fallout from above-ground tests caused thousands of cancers. The study doesn't say particular individuals got cancer from fallout. Instead, based on computer simulations, it paints a picture of where fallout may have been concentrated. The USA Today story doesn't say if any tests of soil, air, or water were conducted to support the simulations. My guess is they weren't, and this analysis is completely based on CPU cycles and whiz-bang programming. This looks an awful lot like global warming hysteria, but at least climate scientists are taking daily weather readings. I'm pretty sure they're aren't Geiger counters scattered across the country. This fallout study will only breed unproven fear. Just wait until the first lawsuit against the U.S. government from some eager lawyer briefly reading this story.

"Fallout Likely Caused 15,000 Deaths"