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Young people profoundly undereducated on the global nuclear weapons danger

Nuclear weapons pose greater threat than climate change By Amanda Bosworth, 11 Feb 16 Every moment, our planet is threatened by the possibility of a nuclear deployment or accident. Young people are profoundly uneducated on the global quantity and potential impact of nuclear weapons, and older generations tend to believe that nuclear weapons ceased to be a threat when the Cold War ended. The United States and Russia still have abundant stocks, and both nations engage in rhetoric reflecting a casual attitude to the devastating consequences of even a small, regional nuclear conflict, according to Ira Helfand, M.D. Feb. 8 on campus.

“What we have to understand is that our world, and everything in it we hold precious, is at terrible risk today,” said Helfand, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, during his presentation, “The Growing Danger of Nuclear War and What We Can Do About It.”……..http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/02/nuclear-weapons-pose-greater-threat-climate-change

February 12, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general