Brief comment: When the Chernobyl accident happened, within 24 hours the world was aware that a nuclear event had occurred somewhere. The USSR didn't release the info right away. However, a monitoring station in or near Vancouver, Canada, let folks know that all was not right with the world. There are steps people can take to make themselves less affected by radioactive particles, but put enough into the atmosphere and we will pay an awesome, ugly and inevitable price. However, it seems to be a bit late to rething things at this point. Maybe.