Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Tell President Obama to cancel the Vogtle Loan Guarantee! We don’t want or need new nuclear reactors and we don’t think that taxpayers should be on the hook to support a mature industry.
Time: 6:30 pm: social and refreshments; 7:00 pm: presentation
Location: The Social Hall of the Asheville Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St
A presentation by Ira Helfand, MD, co-president, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Dr. Ira Helfand will describe the range of dangers posed by nuclear weapons, including world-wide climate disruption that would follow even a limited or regional nuclear war. Come hear concrete steps we can take to lessen the risk.
Sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility, Western North Carolina Chapter.
More information »This week, people from around the world will be calling on world governments to abolish nuclear weapons. Help us push President Obama to take up this cause as a priority for his administration.
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Annual Report 2012
PSR is pleased to present its 2010 Annual Report to our members and other stakeholders. Read more »
Video: PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand speaks to students on the urgency of action
Dr. Helfand spoke in September, 2010 to an audience of University students and professors on the medical consequences of nuclear weapons and the urgent need for the United States of America to reduce the risk posed by these weapons of mass destruction. Read more »
Consequences of a Single Failure of Nuclear Deterrence
Only a single failure of nuclear deterrence is required to start a nuclear war, and the consequences of such a failure would be profound. PSR Senior Scientist Steven Starr, February 2011. Read more »
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