Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747200 |
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| Authors | Ghee Rye Lee (0000-0001-6614-0223, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Devin M Kellis (0000-0002-1520-0238, Medical University of South Carolina), Arthur Edwin Hale (Harvard University), Joseph Gold Hodgkin (Massachusetts General Hospital) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | E559-570 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2025.559 |
| PMID | 40748274 |
| OpenAlex | W4412826761 |
| Language | EN |
Most physicians do not see, or learn to see, nuclear war threat mitigation as within the scope of their professional duties. This commentary on a case argues there are 2 reasons why physicians, in particular, should draw on their unique training and expertise in medicine to help avert nuclear war: the risk of nuclear war and therefore the risk of catastrophic community, domestic, and global health consequences is presently high; and physicians today can draw on a strong history of past physicians' nuclear disarmament advocacy strategies. This commentary concludes by canvassing how those past strategies can best be applied today
Business · Computer security · Political science · Computer Science · Health and Conflict Studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Highly cited | No |
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