Nuclear threat remains 50 years after first Pugwash meeting
Canoe.ca: A half century after American scientist Paul Doty joined colleagues from around the world in a small Nova Scotia village to discuss the threat of nuclear war, he makes a grim prediction that suggests the risk of such a menacing attack is still very real today. Doty came to Pugwash in the summer of 1957, one of 22 scientists invited by a local-born philanthropist to discuss the dangers posed by nuclear weapons during the height of the Cold War.
The Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs will return to the community this weekend to mark its anniversary, bringing together two dozen scientists, diplomats and former military personnel.
