<story><title>HHS purchases $290M worth of drugs for nuclear emergencies</title><url>https://aspr.hhs.gov:443/newsroom/Pages/ARS-Oct2022.aspx</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>olivermarks</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m appalled after decades of massive anti nuclear war protests and shuttle diplomacy that our &amp;#x27;leaders&amp;#x27; are now almost casually sliding into the abyss of nuclear wars</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bee_rider</author><text>Attacking a much smaller neighboring country and failing so miserably that they have to start making nuclear threats is hardly casual. That&amp;#x27;s a professional-tier fuckup. Given the apparently irrational decision making that&amp;#x27;s going on in this situation, we can only prepare in whatever ways we can.</text></comment>
<story><title>HHS purchases $290M worth of drugs for nuclear emergencies</title><url>https://aspr.hhs.gov:443/newsroom/Pages/ARS-Oct2022.aspx</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>olivermarks</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m appalled after decades of massive anti nuclear war protests and shuttle diplomacy that our &amp;#x27;leaders&amp;#x27; are now almost casually sliding into the abyss of nuclear wars</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tptacek</author><text>The sentiment is understandable but probably has nothing to do with the story. The US routinely buys these kinds of drugs for preparedness programs, has done so long before Ukraine was an issue, and planned this specific acquisition last year, when the drug in question was approved for the purpose.</text></comment>