Simple research shows that both the Pentagon and the Japanese government know full well the severity of the situation at the Fukushima plant and they are not releasing the full extent of this information to either the Japanese or American people. Sure, perhaps bits and pieces make it out, but the hard data we know they are capable of generating to present a full account of the ramifications of the radiation fallout seems to be mostly withheld from the public.

The capabilities of the U.S. to monitor the radiation fallout and any “plumes” in the atmosphere is extensive and well-documented.

The Constant Phoenix program was established in 1947 by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, ostensibly to detect atomic explosions anywhere in the world. It is serves as a collection platform for the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) at Patrick AFB, Florida. The 45th Reconnaissance Squadron at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, works closely with AFTAC.

Constant Phoenix technology was used after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine to sample the air over the Atlantic and was also used to detect seismic events associated with North Korea’s claim of a nuclear test in October 2006 and again in May 2009, the Pentagon told Alan Boyle of MSNBC. So we know that the U.S. Air Force’s Constant Phoenix WC-135 jets can, and most likely have been, monitoring the situation from day one.

We also know that the USS George Washington and the USS Ronald Reagan are parked off the Japaneses coast and have excellent radiation detection abilities.

Yet, despite all of this technology, the Japan Times posts a story about how the U.S. is going to us an unmanned drone to take a closer look at the nuclear reactor. The article highlights the fact that will help them all understand what is going on at the reactor better with IR imaging, etc. But considering their capabilities, this seems more like a PR diversion than an actual attempt for them to “learn more” because “they aren’t sure how bad the radiation is”, etc.

The bottom line is that considering the way information has been disseminated about this crisis and their known radiation detection capabilities, the current public information that is available about this serious crisis is unacceptable.

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