Disaster in Japan: March 17 Live Blog | Al Jazeera Blogs

12:54am
Some US air crews are being given potassium iodide tablets ahead of missions as a precaution against radiation, says Reuters - though no US military personnel in Japan are showing signs of radiation poisoning, says the Pentagon.

12:50am
Some news breaking out of the Pentagon: US forces in Japan are not being allowed within 80km of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant without special authorization.

Source: Aljazeera.net