Helen Caldicott
| Helen Caldicott, M.D. is the founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Both the Smithsonian Institute and Ladies Home Journal named her as one of the Most Influential Women of the 20th Century, and she has honorary degrees from 19 universities. She is the author of Missile Envy, Nuclear Madness, If You Love This Planet, and A Desperate Passion.
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THE NEW NUCLEAR DANGER: George W. Bush’s Military-Industrial Complex New Press, April 2002 Genre: Current Events & Politics Agent: Faith Hamlin Foreign Sales |
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“Helen Caldicott sees in the Bush Administration a dangerous ascendancy in power of the nuclear arms industry. Hers is a timely warning, at a critical moment in world history, of the horrible consequences of nuclear warfare.”—Walter Cronkite, CBS In The New Nuclear Danger, Dr. Helen Caldicott looks at the indebtedness of the Bush Administration to the arms industry and warns of the incredible dangers inherent in allowing weapons manufacturers to dictate foreign policy. Recounting the history of government collusion with industry, Caldicott shows how the merging of weapons firms in the 1980s created hugely powerful “death merchants,” including Lockheed and others, ready to lobby politicians and manipulate public opinion on behalf of their corporate interests. Now, with the unprecedented acts of terrorism fueling the American public’s willingness to wage war, the constant pressure from weapons makers to use military force—and by extension, buy more of their weapons—poses the very real threat of nuclear war. Caldicott demonstrates conclusively that the notion of nuclear survival is a complete fantasy, and that nuclear victory is impossible. The New Nuclear Danger stands to educate, alert, and mobilize millions of concerned citizens around the world who must understand that the threat of nuclear disaster is still a reality. |