jon@june.cs.washington.edu (Jon Jacky) (10/03/88)
On Saturday, October 8, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility is presenting a day-long symposium on unintentional nuclear war, called "Who's in control?". Keynote speaker is Ted Taylor, former Los Alamos nuclear weapons designer who was the subject of John McPhee's book, THE CURVE OF BINDING ENERGY. Also on the program are Bruce Blair, a former Minuteman launch control office who now writes on nuclear command and control for the Brookings Institution, Sandy Thomas of Congress' Office of Technology Assessment and one of the authors of their recent report on SDI, Rear Admiral Eugene J. Carrol, USN (ret.), economist Lloyd Dumas, and PSR physicians Herbert Abrams and Judith Lipton. The event will be held in Meany Theater on the UW campus, 9 am - 5 pm Saturday Oct. 8. In-person registration in 8 - 9 am. There is a fee: before Oct 3, $15 general, $10 students; after Oct. 3, $20 general, $10 students. Contact Washington PSR, 4534-1/2 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 (206)-547-2630. The event is co-sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and several other organizations