The Threat of Nuclear War
Authors: Alexander Leaf, Thomas A. Halsted
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Letters and Corrections1 December 1982The Threat of Nuclear WarALEXANDER LEAF, M.D., THOMAS A. HALSTEDALEXANDER LEAF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS A. HALSTEDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-6-927 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We read with dismay the editorial, "The Road Away from Nuclear War," in the September issue (1). You insist in one breath "on full and fair argument in its scientific papers," yet suggests in the next that those who argue for the reduction of nuclear arsenals are preaching unilateral disarmament. This insinuation is in no way supported by the article by Drs. Cassel and Jameton discussed in the editorial (2).You suggest that the antinuclear demonstrations in Europe and the United States over the past 2 years are "promoted by Soviet efforts," but it is clear that...References1. HUTH E. The road away from nuclear war [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:445-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. CASSEL C and JAMETON A. Medical responsibility and thermonuclear war. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:426-32. LinkGoogle Scholar1. CASSEL C and JAMETON A. Medical responsibility and thermonuclear war. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:426-32. LinkGoogle Scholar2. . The medical consequences of radiation accidents and nuclear war. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:447-50. LinkGoogle Scholar3. BEILENSON L. Survival and Peace in the Nuclear Age. Chicago: Regnery/Gateway, Inc.; 1980. Google Scholar4. BUKOVSKY V. The Peace Movement and the Soviet Union. New York: Orwell Press; 1982. Google Scholar5. CLAYTON B. Don't plan to die. Reason. 1982;August:21-28. Google Scholar6. PIPES R, HOLLOWAY D, and CHUBIN S. U.S. defense policy in the 1980s. Daedalus. 1980;109:1-188. Google Scholar7. BOWIE R, BROOKS H, and BURT R. U.S. defense policy in the 1980s. Daedalus. 1981;110:1-187. Google Scholar8. GOLDSCHMIDT B. The Atomic Complex: A Worldwide Political History of Nuclear Energy. La Grange Park: American Nuclear Society; 1980. Google Scholar9. GRAHAM D. High Frontier: A New National Strategy. Washington, D.C.: Heritage Foundation; 1981. Google Scholar10. KEARNY C. Nuclear War Survival Skills. Coos Bay, Oregon: Nuclear War Survival Research Bureau; 1982. Google Scholar11. SAKHAROV A. Alarm & Hope. New York: Vintage Books; 1978. Google Scholar12. SATTER D. The Soviets freeze a peace worker. The Wall Street Journal. 1982;August 13:16. Google Scholar13. The War Called Peace: The Soviet Peace Offensive. Alexandria, Virginia: Western Goals; 1982. Google Scholar1. HUTH E. The road away from nuclear war [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:445-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. CASSEL C and JAMETON A. Medical responsibility and thermonuclear war. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:426-32. LinkGoogle Scholar1. CASSEL C and JAMETON A. Medical responsibility and thermonuclear war. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:445-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. . The medical consequences of radiation accidents and nuclear war. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:447-50. LinkGoogle Scholar3. HUTH E. The road away from nuclear war [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:445-6. LinkGoogle Scholar1. HUTH E. The road away from nuclear war [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:445-6. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ALEXANDER LEAF, M.D.; THOMAS A. HALSTED PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNuclear WarMICHAEL E. MURRAY, M.D. 1 December 1982Volume 97, Issue 6Page: 927-928 ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...