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Is WHO Preparing For Nuclear War?

Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: Is WHO preparing for nuclear war? Health body publishes list of medicines for nations to stockpile in case of 'radiation or nuclear emergency' as EU warns 'Russia is at war with the West' 

* WHO issued guidance on how to survive a nuclear catastrophe today 

* Threat of nuclear war is heightened amid Russian fury over NATO tank deal 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its list of medicines to stockpile for 'radiological or nuclear emergencies', just hours after the EU warned that Russia 'is at war with the West'. 

The global health body issued guidance on how to survive a nuclear catastrophe in a new report today, warning against 'intentional uses of radioactive materials with malicious intent'.

The report was published as the spectre of nuclear war looms over the world after the West supplied state-of-the-art tanks to Ukraine to the fury of Vladimir Putin.  

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Update #1: WHO updates list of medicines to stockpile for nuclear emergencies (the Hill)  

Update #2: World Health Organization Recommends Stockpiling Meds for Radiological Catastrophe (Popular Mechanics) 

Update #3: The WHO is urging countries to start stockpiling medicines for ‘nuclear emergencies’ after the EU’s latest warning on Putin (Fortune)  

WNU Editor: The EU is already stockpiling an emergency stockpile .... EU To Set Up A Stockpile In Finland To Respond To Chemical And Nuclear Emergencies (January 19, 2023).



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