The Political Compass

Dr. Ira Helfand on the heightened danger of nuclear war

March 12, 2020 The Political Compass, Wayne Brittenden, Dr. Ira Helfand
The Political Compass
Dr. Ira Helfand on the heightened danger of nuclear war
Show Notes

US physician, Dr. Ira Helfand,  has been a tireless campaigner for the abolition of nuclear weapons for over 40 years.

He plays a key role in two Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisations, and warns that the risk of nuclear confrontation, through miscalculation or sheer madness, is now far greater  than at the height of the Cold War. Paradoxically, the anti-nuclear movement is barely a shadow of its size a generation ago.

Wayne Brittenden talks with Dr. Halfand about the most likely potential nuclear conflicts, their implications for humanity and the huge task of creating mass global awareness . While climate change and the Corona virus are of rapid and grave public concern, the growing likelihood of a nuclear conflict, far more devastating than Hiroshima, is widely ignored.