thanks, lawrence. it s good to be with you. first of all, why shouldn t we do it? obviously, it would do a lot of damage to ocean life, there would be residual radiation if we were to regularly drop nuclear bombs into the atlantic ocean. but it wouldn t work anyways because the powerfulness of a hurricane, of a fully-formed hurricane, is measured in hundreds of trillions of watts of power. that s the equivalent of a ten megaton nuclear bomb dropped into the ocean every 20 minutes. so it wouldn t make any difference whatsoever. and other things that could occur by dropping a bomb in the ocean, a lot of these the prevailing winds in that area actually track toward the united states. so the radiation fallout would be in the wind system tracking toward the united states,
what could happen if north korea would use its ultimate weapon accidentally or on purpose. vladimir putin saying that nuclear war on the korean peninsula would make chernobyl look like quote, a fairy tale. it s the worst nuclear accident in history. 31 people died, but tens of thousands more are thought to have suffered health damage from the radiation fallout. we are also getting news this hour as the world remembers one of the great political leaders of our time. the iron lady, former british prime minister margaret thatcher, dead today at age 87. a spokesman saying mrs. thatcher died peacefully this morning from complications due to a stroke. you re looking at pictures on the left there of 10 downing street, the prime minister s residence. mrs. thatcher held her office for 11 remarkable years, the longest tenure in that
limited amount of time in there. there is the ongoing concern about radiation fallout. tens of thousands of people have been moved from that area. the government has said there is an element of risk. this is a house that has been damaged and abandoned. this is also sitting inside the exclusion zone established to get people out to protect them from the effects of radiation from the nuclear plant at fukushima. i head inside the zone so i need to take precautions. i m wearing face covering and my shoes are also protected. this is to stop me coming in contact with contaminated material or breathing in any contamination. there are some cars still moving through this area.
retoward to two, five and six. five days later, friday, march 25th. japanese officials make the announcement no one wants to hear. reactor number three may be leaking highly radioactive water. coming up, americans are concerned about their safety as many are around the world because of fear of radiation from japan. it could be in their food. we ll have a report from los angeles next. plus we ll talk with a nuclear and radiology expert about radiation fallout. ar alone there s been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that s why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today.
radiation fallout living here nuclear plants, can you put it into perspective for us? look, what potassium iodide does is fills any available spaces in the thyroid gland which might accept nuclear materiel, radiation. if you don t live within 30 miles of a nuclear reactor, you don t need it. its only use is within a couple of hours, 2, 3, 4 hours, maxium, if you have been exposed to radiation you take the potassium iodide and it goes to the thyroid and has nothing do with any other part of the body. it goes directly to the thyroid and occupies any space which radiation might fill. so, it is a protection for people exposed to radiation. if you don t live near a nuclear plant, or not likely to be exposed to radiation, you don t