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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster these

word were said by Sun Tzu. That statement result useful to understand what is happening in japan
after the nuclear disaster. Why is it important? Because governments in addition to consider
external risks they have to identify what are the potential risks inside the country. After the
earthquake and the tsunami occurred in Japan, several consequences had happened, especially for
the food security and health of people who live near of the main affected area. After three years
of the Fukushima nuclear disaster are the negative effects in human life proved?
The Fukushima disaster consist according to the European Organization for Nuclear Research in
the released of radioactive isotopes from the nuclear plant that is mixed in the particles of the
water in the ocean. The first problem identified by this organization is the several problems of
changes in the genetically chain of animals that were near the water next to the plant. According
to the CERN is not possible to talk about mutants but definitely the high levels of radiation affects
animals that are eaten by humans. Japanese government is trying to stop the exposition of
radiation giving its population iodin pills
People in the area was affected have slightly higher risk of developing certain types of concerns.
The World Health Organization released a report that estimates an increase of risk of specific
cancers subsets of population inside the Fukushima Plant. According to that report, the risk to
suffered thyroid cancer has increased in 1.25% and leukemia in a 7% for people exposed to direct
radiation. The amount of people who was exposed to radiation is not determined yet, but there
are some studies that said the radiation could affect the water, and the animals of the whole
Pacific Ocean, making several damage in the life of people of America too.
According to the report of the ministry of health, labor and welfare of Japan agricultural products
were detected with high levels of radioactivity. The radioactivity can create in a midterm crisis in
the health system of Japan. In addition, it would generate high level of expenses of the Japanese
GDP in services and product related with health. One year after the disaster are detected products
like milk, and some leafy vegetables not capable to the human or animal consumption. It is
potentially dangerous if there are not exhaustive controls of the quality of products.
The Fukushima disaster is considered the second major nuclear disaster just after Chernobyl,
according to the CERN there are several proves that animals in the ocean were affected by the
isotopes released, at the same time the World Health Organization, argues they had proved that
the risk to suffer cancer has considerably increased by the radiation exposition. Even the Japanese
government have accepted the problem, making declaration of avoiding the consumption of some
products. But there are some people who try to said that nuclear energy has only good thing for
the development of countries but they do not want to accept the potential risks in human life that
it cause.

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