Accidental Nuclear War — A Post–Cold War Assessment
- 30 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 338 (18) , 1326-1332
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199804303381824
Abstract
In the 1980s, many medical organizations identified the prevention of nuclear war as one of the medical profession's most important goals. An assessment of the current danger is warranted given the radically changed context of the post–Cold War era.Keywords
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