Clearly, The First Task Is

Hopefully, Nations Will Refuse To Accept A Situation In Which Nuclear Accidents Actually Do Occur, And, If At All Possible, They Will Do Something To Correct A System Which Makes Them Likely.

A Surprising Number Of Government Committees Will Make Important Decisions On Fundamental Matters With Less Attention Than Each Individual Would Give To Buying A Suit.

Clearly, The First Task Is To Gain Acceptance Of A More Reasonable View Of The Future, One That Opens Possibilities Rather Than Forecloses Them.

In 1960 I Published A Book That Attempted To Direct Attention To The Possibility Of A Thermonuclear War, To Ways Of Reducing The Likelihood Of Such A War, And To Methods For Coping With The Consequences Should War Occur Despite Our Efforts To Avoid It.

Projecting A Persuasive Image Of A Desirable And Practical Future Is Extremely Important To High Morale, To Dynamism, To Consensus, And In General To Help The Wheels Of Society Turn Smoothly.