No subject

"shielding
from nuclear explosions".=20

Having been twice at Hiroshima and once at Nagasaki I really ask you, =
what
you want to prevent with your "duck" strategy. I know these propaganda =
films
of the US very well, where school children were trained to take shelter
under their tables. How many lives wouold have been saved in Hiroshima =
or
Nagasaki by this strategy? - not a single one.

Sorry, it is very late in Europe. Once again I appreciate your sincere
reply. I do not appreciate this person who hailed you for your negative
anser to my first comment.

Best regards,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
Von: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] Im Auftrag von Shane Connor
Gesendet: Samstag, 07. August 2010 03:39
An: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Betreff: [ RadSafe ] "Countdown to Zero" disarmament movie

Franz,
I don't understand why my original commentary elicited your response =
below.

I had expressed no opinion in it about banning nukes, one way or the =
other.

What I tried to express, though perhaps not clearly enough, is simply
that...

#1 - Most of the public thinks learning how to prepare to survive=20
nukes is futile.

#2 - This is false, as there is much people can be taught and learn to =
try
to
do to avoid becoming additional casualties of a nuclear explosion & =
fallout.

#3 - Many could then perish needlessly for lack of having learned how to
avoid
blast damage via "duck & cover" and, later, radiation injuries from=20
fallout via
effective evacuation and effective fallout sheltering-in-place =
strategies.

#4 - The disarmament movement is largely responsible for this tragic =
public
perception that it would be futile and a waste of time to try and=20
learn how to.

#5 - They have for decades ridiculed all who would suggest that there =
are
some
things people could learn to do, and should be taught, to minimize=20
their risks.

I can only assume that was done to further their agenda, but tragically,
until
the day there are no more nukes, people are now more vulnerable and less
likely to survive them if/when one, or more, were unleashed, be it=20
via terrorist,
rogue nation, or state sponsored purposely or even if totally by =
accident.

That'll be a tragic irony of 'unintended consequences' from a movement =
whose
members I assume are largely sincere in wanting to save lives from the
threat
of nukes. It'll likely be an 'inconvenient truth' few of them will be=20
proud of later.

As far as who pays me, I do, and take full responsibility and proudly =
stand
behind my convictions. If you really wanted to know, you could have =
poked
around my web site link I'd provided there under my name. There's over a
decade of 600+ pages there supporting the 'crazy notion' that a trained =
and
prepared public will better survive future nuke threats, at least for=20
as long as
there are any still around.

Shane Connor
www.ki4u.com
_____________________________________________

Shane,

Thanks to deliver your message to RADSAFE. It makes clear that a few =
people
in the USA (though I categorilly deny that your opinion is =
representative
for the USA!!!!!) have still not recognized that the Cold War is over.

Most people are happy that this constant threat of nuclear extinction =
has
been eliminated - except those who make a living of this.

To keep this message short: I have been on several committees on the
prevention of nuclear harm in Austria, international committees like =
IAEA,
WHO and therefore I dare say, that banning nukes would be the most =
positive
input in history.

On whose payroll you are or who pays you for this comment?

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


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