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U.S. Buys $290 Million Worth Of Anti-Radiation Drugs Amidst Fears Of Putin’s Nuclear Threats: “He’s Not Joking” President Says

<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;biden&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Biden<&sol;strong><&sol;a> administration has purchased &dollar;290 million worth of anti-radiation drugs this week amidst warmongering Russian head of state Vladimir Putin&comma; who the president said &&num;8220&semi;was not joking&&num;8221&semi; in his threats for nuclear &&num;8220&semi;Armageddon&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;aspr&period;hhs&period;gov&sol;newsroom&sol;Pages&sol;ARS-Oct2022&period;aspx" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Department of Health and Human Services<&sol;strong><&sol;a> confirmed that the major supply of the drug Nplate was part of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The capsules can be used on kids as well as adults&comma; and is &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome &lbrack;ARS&rsqb; in adult and pediatric patients&comma;” the department said in Tuesday’s announcement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Anti-Radiation Capsules Can Be Used By Adults&comma; Kids&comma; Cures Radiation Sickness<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Radiation sickness &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;occurs when a person’s entire body is exposed to a high dose of penetrating radiation&comma; reaching internal organs in a matter of seconds&comma;” the alarming HHS release noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1577414521584586758" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Symptoms of ARS injuries include impaired blood clotting as a result of low platelet counts&comma; which can lead to uncontrolled and life-threatening bleeding&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Nplate&comma; classified as a bone marrow stimulant&comma; works by stimulating the body&&num;8217&semi;s production of platelets &&num;8220&semi;to reduce radiation-induced bleeding&period;&&num;8221&semi; It may take up to four weeks before Nplate is completely effective in preventing bleeding episodes&comma; according to the drugmaker&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The &dollar;290 million in funding for the capsules is a result of Project BioShield &&num;8211&semi; a 2004 law that saw widespread government investment in companies &&num;8220&semi;developing the medical countermeasures that our critical to our national security&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nypost&period;com&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;07&sol;us-buys-290m-in-anti-radiation-drugs-amid-nuke-fears&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>New York Post<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">&dollar;290 Million Funding For Drug Comes From 2004 Law&comma; But Distribution Process Of Capsules Still Unclear<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Biden&&num;8217&semi;s initial announcement did not detail how the drug would be distributed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;90625" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-90625" style&equals;"width&colon; 1140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-90625" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;President-Biden-3-scaled&period;jpg" alt&equals;"President Biden" width&equals;"1140" height&equals;"760" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-90625" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">President Biden &lpar;Photo by Chip Somodevilla&sol;Getty Images&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and fears of a nuclear threat from Russia&comma; an HHS spokesperson said the move the investment was part of an &&num;8220&semi;ongoing&&num;8221&semi; nuclear prep and that it had &&num;8220&semi;not been accelerated by the situation in Ukraine&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But the announcement was approved just days before President Biden publicly stated that Putin was &&num;8220&semi;not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis&comma;” the president warned during a New York fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Putin&&num;8217&semi;s nuclear threats have kept the world on edge for the last several months as he finds himself continued to be mired in a losing war effort in Ukraine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;84162" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-84162" style&equals;"width&colon; 1140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-84162" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;02&sol;GettyImages-1198246975-e1645733802688&period;jpg" alt&equals;"President Vladimir Putin Threatens Historical Consequences For Anyone Who Interferes With Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine" width&equals;"1140" height&equals;"759" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-84162" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;Photo by Burak Kara&sol;Getty Images&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Announcement Comes Amidst Putin&&num;8217&semi;s Nuclear Threats As Russia Continues Quagmire In Ukraine<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Just last month&comma; he said the Kremlin would &&num;8220&semi;certainly use all the means at our disposal&&num;8221&semi; when asked about protecting Russia&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The news also comes on the heels of another major presidential announcement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Biden said he would be pardoning all those with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession in the first step towards decriminalization&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;breaking-president-joe-biden-pardons-all-federal-offenses-of-simple-marijuana-possession-in-first-step-toward-nationwide-decriminalization&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>The Shade Room<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reported earlier this week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The move fulfills a campaign pledge Biden made to erase any prior federal possession convictions&comma; 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