Tag: Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

Huge Costs of Natural Disasters Dwarfed by Spending on the Disaster of Nuclear Weapons

ROBERT F. DODGE, MD – This year communities across our nation are struggling to recover from the catastrophic natural disasters over the past year. Yet, paradoxically, as we cope with the rebuilding and financial burden of these natural disasters, our nation marches blindly forward spending precious resources funding the greatest potential manmade disaster, namely nuclear war. The effects of nuclear war would dwarf any natural disaster.