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RE: Biographical Info Request
Arjun Makhijani is the author of _Nuclear_Wastelands_ , which
is a survey of weapons complex sites. It is a compendium of articles by
a number of researchers, and does not address nuclear medicine or the
use of nuclear power at all.
I recently read it at the behest of an 'anti' I was
corresponding with, and found that the articles by Arjun Makhijani and
his co-researchers tended to use prejudicial language - "traditionally
oppressed minorities" being an example. Other researcher's articles did
not seem to use this tactic markedly. His summary, which I had the
impression could have been written before the rest of the book, and
perhaps was, came to a series of ten conclusions. Several of them I
could agree with, such as more openness concerning data not related to
national security; some were nice in theory but sociologically myopic,
such as dismantling existing weapons and placing the components in safe
storage (usable but not in ready status); and some I disagreed with
emphatically, such as disposing of plutonium rather than using it for
peaceful means.
Several of the essays drew conclusions from comparison of groups
which appeared to me to be "apples and oranges", but I can't say this
was done with the intent to skew the conclusions.
In summation, I did not find the book to be blindly anti-nuke,
but to be subtly warped to the main author's prejudices.
Dave Neil
neildm@id.doe.gov
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> Is there anyone out there who can provide me with some thumbnail
> biographical information on some or all of the following people ?
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> Alice Stewart
> Steven Wing
> Greg Wilkinson
> Richard Clapp
> Tony Mazzochi
> Arjun Makhijani
> Steve Frishman
> Diane D'Arrigo
> Mary Olson
> Jonathon Schel
> Admiral Gene Carroll
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> Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
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> Ron LaVera
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> <P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Alice Stewart</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Steven Wing </FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Greg Wilkinson</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Richard Clapp</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Tony Mazzochi</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Arjun Makhijani</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Steve Frishman</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Diane D'Arrigo</FONT>
> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> Mary Olson</FONT>
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> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Admiral Gene Carroll</FONT>
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> <P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Thank you in advance for your time =
> and consideration.</FONT>
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> <P><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Ron LaVera</FONT>
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