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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Radioactive Human Embryos: Our Nuclear Legacy?

Radioactive Human Embryos: Our Nuclear Legacy?
Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: "In the 1940s, many of the world's premier nuclear scientists saw mounting evidence that there was no safe level of exposure to nuclear radiation. This led Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atom bomb, to oppose development of the hydrogen bomb. In the 1950s, Linus Pauling, the only two-time winner of the Nobel Prize, began warning the public about exposure to all radiation. His opinion, ultimately shared by thousands of scientists worldwide, led President Kennedy to sign the nuclear test-ban treaty."
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