Articles by John Polanyi
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We Must Do More to Prevent Nuclear War
John Polanyi, Nobel Chemistry Laureate | THE – TRANSCEND Media Service,
6 Jan 2020
The existing nuclear weapons states have no special right to possess nuclear weapons. Indeed, they should have no such moral right. Although powerful, these existing nuclear powers are vulnerable, being bound together by fragile networks of nuclear obligations. It is our great good fortune – nothing more – that has spared us from nuclear war.
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How to Save Our Planet from Nuclear Annihilation
John Polanyi – The Toronto Star,
11 Jun 2018
29 May 2018 – The last major milepost, in my view, was reached in 1983. Computation had by then made it clear a nuclear war would give rise to firestorms, hence nuclear winter and global famine. This had till then been overlooked. Simply stated, we have become too good at killing. This obliges us to use our vast new powers for caring.
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