Reply #20: Absolutely. And some, if not most, cancer deaths can be avoided with forewarning and knowledge.

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Info on what we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones:

Nuclear War Survival Skills

How would you protect yourself in a nuclear war (clothing, etc.)?

PDF: Guide of Good Practices for Occupational Radiological Protection in Plutonium Facilities

EXCERPT...

4.2.3 Characteristics of Plutonium Contamination

There are few characteristics of plutonium contamination that are unique. Plutonium
contamination may be in many physical and chemical forms. (See Section 2.0 for the many
potential sources of plutonium contamination from combustion products of a plutonium fire
to radiolytic products from long-term storage.) The one characteristic that many believe is
unique to plutonium is its ability to migrate with no apparent motive force. Whether from
alpha recoil or some other mechanism, plutonium contamination, if not contained or
removed, will spread relatively rapidly throughout an area.

Secrecy only benefits those holding the secrets.