The Top 10 ProNuclear Arguments... Answered

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Lastly, let me sum up my replies to all of the arguments presented here by reminding people that the nuclear power question is fundamentally a human rights issue. People have the right not to be aggressed against and used as guinea pigs in a massive human experiment. However, a concern for human rights must not be equated with a craven fear of progress or challenge! Humanity has faced very difficult problems and perilous situations in the past, and shown great ingenuity in devising systems that can minimize dangers in a fashion which results in only voluntary risks being taken. But such things have to be done in a sensible way, without coercion, and with each party or industry involved taking the responsibility for his, her, or its actions.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The pronuclear arguments presented here come from a variety of sources: Nos. 1, 3, and 10 from national ads by America's Electric Energy Companies, Dept. TMEN, Department C, P.O. Box 420, Pelham Manor, New York 10803 ... Nos. 2, 4, and 6 from Petr Beckmann's The Health Hazards of NOT Going Nuclear ($5.95 postpaid from The Golem Press, Dept. TMEN, Box 1342, Boulder, Colorado 80306) . . . Nos. 5 and 9 from Bernard L. Cohen's opposition to John Gofman as set forth in "Radiation Fantasies", Reason magazine, March 1980 (Reason Foundation, Dept. TMEN, 1129 State Street, No. 4, Santa Barbara, California 93101) . . . No. 7 from an energy debate attended by a MOTHER staffer . . . No. 8 from John Gofman's debating experiences (as cited in "Irrevy": An Irreverent, Illustrated View of Nuclear Power, $3.95 postpaid from the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Dept. TMEN, Main P.O. Box 11207, San Francisco, California 94101).

Dr. Gofman will be the subject of the Plowboy Interview in MOTHER NO. 68.

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