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THEN there is the oncoming terminal nuclear war. We do not know that it will come. But we have little reason for hoping that it will not. Albert Einstein, who spoke with a terrible authority about nuclear power, said the truth before he died. Considering the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the fierceness of nationalism as the world’s organizing principle, speaking of the probabilities as a scientist, Einstein said a nuclear holocaust is overwhelmingly likely. George Kistiakowsky, who was head of the Manhattan Project’s Explosives Division and was scientific adviser to Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, said last year “I think that with the kind of political leaders we have in the world .. n nuclear weapons will proliferate. . . . I personally think that the likelihood for an initial use of nuclear warheads is really quite great between now and the end of this century, which is only 20 years hence.” He continued, “My own estimate, will probably die from some other cause. But looking around at all these young people [in the audience], I am sorry to say I think a lot of you may die from nuclear war.” Believing that, too, Einstein also added, however, that the overwhelming likelihood of nuclear war does not reduce one whit, not one centimeter, our duty to resist its coming with all our might. Why? Because it will be so terrible, is why. The new Boston-based organization, Physicians for Social Responsibility, is trying to tell the people of the world that if nuclear war happens, there will be no way to save the wounded. The doctors will be dead, too. If a single one-megaton bomb exploded 3,000 feet over Boston Com HELP STOP THE MX MISSILE in Texas and New Mexico. American Friends Service Committee is working for disarmament, peace, and justice. Write AFSC, 1022 W. 6th, Austin 78703. BOOK-HUNTING? No obligation search for rare or out-of-print books. Ruth and John River Hills Road, Austin 78746. BACKPACKING MOUNTAINEERING RAFTING. Outback Expeditions, P.O. 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