suppose it came about from when the first bomb was dropped, and all through the 1950's people were generally supportive of research on radiation? KOHN: What happened to change that? I didn't mean that they weren't supportive, they still are. supportive of the investigation of the effects of radiation. What I mean is that they have become so frightened of the effects of radiation, that this will impede the engineering studies to make more efficient use of nuclear energy. This doesn't mean that I'm all in favor of nuclear energy being scattered throughout society. real problem, Pas, SAECER‘S as defined by will have to be faced. radiation toxicology, probably enough. But it does mean that there is a owYeager’s book, and that problem I think from the point of view of that's what I would call it, we know Possibly somebody is going to discover an antidote for radiation toxicity, which would make me wrong now, LO» but I don't think that's going to come very fast. Well, I think that sort of delivers my message ery ticker a I ee | Wr Sy ax AV fe eSOSTt eee re, APea c A : Incidentally, Asyou want Bock aon't think you have the technical background to deal with this. Are you familiar with these books? BERGE: I've seen various other types of book that deal with the same. 26 fn,