Why Should We Still Care About Nuclear Weapons, Post Cold-War? | Garrett R FitzGerald

Garrett R FitzGerald (PhD candidate at the University of Notre Dame)

Why should we still care about nuclear weapons? Despite a dominant narrative that suggests nuclear winter or a post-Cold War nuclear exchange between the U.S. and Russia is unlikely, Garrett FitzGerald of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) claims even a small detonation is worrisome for global health and the environment. FitzGerald details his organization (IPPNW), the environmental effects of nuclear weapons, and the possibilities for global health if even a relatively small nuclear weapon exchange took place between Pakistan and India.

This video interview was conducted at the 2012 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference at Tufts University in Boston, MA.

Original source: PeaceVoiceTV (2013)

Interviewer: Patrick Hiller Editor: Paloma Ayala