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Re: Nuclear Proliferation
Is it the role of the HPS or ANS to do this? Is this really a radiological
safety issue? Seems to me this is more a role for federal agencies (State
Department, DOD, etc.) If it is a role for us, hopefully we'll be more
effective than we've been thus far convincing the anti-nuke pukes about even
trivial things, such as BRC. If we can't do any better than we've done using
the linear, non-threshold dose model as a basis for regulations, we had better
stay a safe distance away from ANY nuclear weapons issues.
I remember years ago, at a Chicago HPS meeting, the opening/welcome talk
presented by the mayor was about nuclear weapons nonproliferation. It had
absolutely nothing to do with radiation safety. Frankly, a number of us were
very disappointed, even resentful, that he either knew so little about us and/or
was using us as a springboard to accomplish something on his personal political
agenda. It really started our meeting started on a sour note. Perhaps the
pendulum has swung in the other direction and this is something we should be
involved with. If so, I nominate you to be the new HPS Nuke-Non-Prolif
Committee Chairman.
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Subject: Nuclear Proliferation
Author: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at guardian
Date: 1/12/99 12:25 PM
The Philadelphia Enquirerer is running an excellent series
of articles on nuclear proliferation in the former Soviet Union.
They can be found at
http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/99/Jan/12/front_page/NUKE12.htm
I wonder if the HPS or ANS are doing anything to convince
political leaders that more needs to be done to counter the
proliferation threat?
Phil Hypes
phypes@nis5.lanl.gov
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