OpinionOctober 28, 2024
We Need a U.N. Study of the Effects of Nuclear War
A new United Nations expert study of the effects of nuclear war would spur informed and inclusive global debate on what nuclear war means for people and the planet today
Stories by Zia Mian
Zia Mian is co-director of Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security and a co-founder of the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction.
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At Hiroshima, Leaders Should Choose to End All Nuclear Threats
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India’s Inadvertent Missile Launch Underscores the Risk of Accidental Nuclear Warfare
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Scientists Must Rise in Defense of Democracy
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