Two of the people presenting at the meeting are expert in radiation studies. Robert Whitcomb is the chief of radiation studies branch at CDC. Capt. Michael Nosca is the radiation safety officer and senior advisor for health physics at the Food and Drug Administration.
Tensions between U.S. and North Korea is escalating
The CDC’s move comes amid the escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea. In fact, Pres. Kim Jong Un and Pres. Donald Trump started the year taunting each other regarding nuclear war.
During his New Year’s address, Kim Jong Un warned that the United States is within North Korea’s “range of nuclear strike.” He also said, “The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table.”
In response, Trump tweeted that his nuclear button is bigger and more powerful than Kim Jong Un’s.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018
