Frustrated over the failure of HHS to comply with the law and stockpile KI, 13 members of the Florida delegation have asked Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to reconsider her dangerous policy of pretending evacuation is the key to protecting Americans facing a nuclear crisis.  Led by Rep. Bill Young (R-FL) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), the bipartisan group pointed out the factual flaws underlying her policy, the impracticalities of evacuation for Florida, and the absurdity of arguing that only those who live within a 10 miles of a nuclear... (more...)

According to reports, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is demanding that the Obama Administration fund additional measures to protect New York City from the threat of a makeshift nuclear device or radioactive bomb.  Pointing to what happened over the weekend in New York, the Senator asked for the creation of a security ring around Manhattan to detect radiological and biological weapons.  The Senator noted that New York is the number one target for terrorism in the United States and the federal government has to help protect it.  He did not mention... (more...)

There are now three different videos posted on the Internet claiming the Pakistani Taliban was responsible for the failed bomb attack Saturday evening in Times Square in New York.  The bomb was discovered by a street vendor who noticed the abandoned SUV was running with keys in the ignition and its emergency lights flashing.  The Nissan Pathfinder was filled with gasoline, fireworks, alarm clocks and fertilizer. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said police have no evidence to support these claims.  Mayor Bloomberg said there was no... (more...)

According to USA Today, the White House has warned state and local governments not to expect a “significant federal response” at the scene of a terrorist nuclear attack for 24 to 72 hours after the blast, according to a planning guide sent to local government officials.  The Administration’s alarming admission makes even more inexplicable its failure to make KI available throughout the country. At the recent Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., President Obama told delegates from around the world that if al-Qaeda or another... (more...)