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Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Jagdish Mehra

    1. The Jagdish Mehra Collection, University of Houston, USA

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  • This is the final volume of the Wigner Collected Works

Part of the book series: The Collected Works (WIGNER, volume B / 8)

Part of the book sub series: Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers (2876)

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Wigner on Civil Defense

    1. Wigner on Civil Defense

      • Conrad Chester
      Pages 1-15

  3. Exploring the Technology 1960–1964

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Fallout: Criticism of a Criticism

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 19-21

    3. Recall the Ends—While Pondering Means

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 22-25

    4. Why Civil Defense

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 26-29

    5. Letter on Article by Wiesner and York

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 30-34

    6. Civil Defense

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 35-41

    7. Civil Defense —Project Harbor Summary Report (Foreword)

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 42-43

  4. The Age of MADness 1964–1969

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Civil Defense: Wigner on Project Harbor

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 47-50

    3. The Possible Effectiveness of Civil Defense

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 51-73

    4. Civil Defense and Disarmament

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 74-75

    5. Address on Civil Defense at Executive Offices Building on April 21, 1967

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 76-80

    6. Defense from Nuclear Attack

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 81-82

    7. Nuclear War and Civil Defense

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 83-97

    8. Roadblocks to Civil Defense

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 98-99

    9. Civil Defense—Little Harbor Report (Preface)

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 100-102

    10. Defense vs. Retaliation

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 103-108

    11. The Objectives of Civil Defense

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 109-129
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E.P. Wigner, one of the leading scientists involved in the early development of nuclear technology, had always in mind its political and social implications. In the 60s persuing his goal of a peaceful open world he began to develop the concept of Civil Defense against nuclear attacks. Looking back one might see this as an alternative to the concept of the Nuclear Shield. The present volume contains a selection of Wigner's writings on this subject. It is annotated by Conrad Chester.

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  • The Jagdish Mehra Collection, University of Houston, USA

    Jagdish Mehra

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