• 80km the distance that the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo is urging Americans to maintain from the damaged and irradiated Fukushima Nuclear Plant
• 30km the distance the Japanese government have evacuated their own people, so … that’s a pretty concerning discrepancy source

• » Overly cautious, or overly cavalier? That’s a question that should likely be weighing on the minds of the Japanese today, as the American Embassy in Tokyo’s suggested range of evacuation is 50km more than their own government’s. U.S. Ambassador John Roos, who issued the warning, said that the projection was based on American expert analysis, as well as information provided by Japanese officials, which begs the question- have these Japanese officials given the same advice to their own government?

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