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Is the vision of global peace utopian, given that a record 22 wars killed an estimated 244 000 people in 1987 alone? This important issue is addressed from the perspective of a physician and medical educator. The paper focuses on the destructive powers of nuclear war and the biological, genetic and environmental consequences of ionizing radiation and the futility of the nuclear arms race. Priority is given to nuclear disarmament and the prevention of nuclear war. The effects of nuclear fallout, as well as concerns about nuclear energy, leaks and wastage are considered, and a global prescription for change is advocated.
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Gilles D. Hurteau, MDCM, FRCSC, FACOG, is a physician, a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology, and a medical educator. He received his medical degree from McGill University and has taken post-graduate training at Case Western Reserve and at Yale. Dr. Hurteau is Dean of both the University of Ottawa Medical School and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences. He was a member of the Canadian delegation to the Moscow Peace Conference (Committee of Physicians and Biomedical Scientists) in 1987.
The articles by Thomas L. Perry, Gilles D. Hurteau, and Joanna Santa Barbara are the result of a three-person panel presentation and therefore appear under the same title. At the publisher's discretion, roman numerals have been included to distinguish these articles.
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Hurteau, G.D. Global peace as a professional concern, II. J Bus Ethics 8, 173–175 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382580
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382580