Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Essential facts about the blast, burn, and radiation effects of nuclear weapons; the devastation they wreak upon the environment; and the inability of physicians to reach and treat the surviving victims of nuclear war. IPPNW Peace and Health Blog.

Posted by Gunnar Westberg under Nuclear abolition. During the panel Voices and responsibilities of Nuclear Weapon States I was expected to summarize and comment on the previous three speakers contributions. However, when my time came only 8 minutes were left. So I gave a short emotional talk. Had I had more time, I might have given the text which is presented here. We survived the Cuba crisis.

Four Medical and Environmental Cases for Eradicating Nuclear Weapons. Zero Is the Only Option. Four Medical and Environmental Cases for the Eradication of Nuclear Weapons. In March 2010, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Published a major new briefing paper on the global climate and health effects of nuclear war. Zero is the only option,. Zero Is the Only Option.

News, Politics, Culture, Science, Technology, and Education. If GOP Shuts Down the Government will they Lose Congress in 2014? September 18, 2013. Robert Reich on the Effects of the Sequester and What President Obama should do Now.

Malaysian Physicians for Peace and Social Responsibilities. John Loretz, Program Director. Shared perspectives on how the nuclear weapons issue prese.