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Memphis, Tennessee – Rising global tensions and recent strikes involving nuclear-linked infrastructure are prompting renewed attention across the Mid-South, where multiple nuclear facilities operate along major river systems and near key population centers.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and regional emergency management agencies, potassium iodide, or KI, can help protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine if taken at the right time. A recent ballistic missile strike on a nuclear-related facility in Iran did not result in radiation release, but officials say it highlights how quickly situations involving nuclear infrastructure can escalate…