“Still ‘Modernizing’ Nuclear Weapons?”
Dr. Ira Helfand from Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sunday, October 9, 2011 – 10 a.m. -11 a.m.
All Souls Forum, 4500 Warwick, Kansas City, MO 64111
Dr. Ira Helfand, a practicing Emergency Room physician, is a co-founder and past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, the U.S. affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War which received the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. He will speak on the medical consequences of nuclear war and the dangers of our continued reliance on and development of new nuclear weapons, including the perplexing Kansas City Plant, which builds non-nuclear components for nuclear weapons in south Kansas City.
The Great Nuclear Debate: Nuclear Weapons-Making in KC
Sunday, October 9, 2011, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Stack Auditorium of UMKC’s Royall Hall, 5300 Rockhill Rd.
The debate will be between Ira Helfand, MD, board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Maurice Smith, a former staff engineer for the Department of Energy’s Kansas City Plant, which makes 85% of the parts for U.S. nuclear weapons. Jabulani Leffall of KCUR 89.3 FM’s “Central Standard” Program will be the moderator.
Presentation to Model United Nations Club
Monday, October 10, 2011, 12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Johnson County Community College, Room GEB 233
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