title: Beyond psychic numbing: a call to awareness.
abstract: The lesson of Hiroshima is reviewed briefly, the illusions that foster our current preparations for nuclear war are considered, and the psychological effects--personal and political--of our stockpiling of nuclear weapons are examined. It is suggested that, although the situation is desperate, hope may be found in the beginnings of a public awareness that is fostering the movement against nuclear armaments.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001364:Awareness; D003071:Cognition; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011057:Politics; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout