I think that scientists have a special responsibility. All human beings, all citizens, have a responsibility for doing their part in the democratic process. But almost every issue has some scientific aspect to it, and this one of nuclear war, or war in general, is of course very much a matter of science.
Scientists understand the problem somewhat better than their fellow citizens.
I think that scientists who are able to do it, who are in the position to do it, and who have the ability to do it, should help their fellow citizens to understand what the issues are and how they look at it, and should go beyond that and express their own opinions for the benefit of their fellow citizens. And you propose in that book that science more and more became a handmaiden of peace. That an international research organization for peace studies that would deal with many of the problems you just discussed should be instituted. I wonder if you might reflect on that now, because you probably know the University of California is going through a process of evaluating what it should do in the realm of peace studies. There are a number of rather small peace research institutes, institutions that have been set up.