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The theme of this book is that we are at the nuclear precipice. Catastrophe awaits us unless we transform ourselves. We urgently need to begin that process now.
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Weeramantry, C.G. (2008). Sleepwalking Into Our Century of Last Opportunity. In: Falk, R., Krieger, D. (eds) At the Nuclear Precipice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230615724_2
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