SESSION | INTRODUCTORY SESSION OPENING REMARKS BRUES: This is the second of a series of conferences on the longe range biomedical and psychosocial effects of nuclear warfare. The first conference, the proceedings of which are published in DASA 2019-1, dealt with the situation that occurred following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In continuing the general subject of the series, we have sclected for discussion at this second conference certain incidents of a different nature, We have a wide varicty of disciplinary participation in this conference and hope that we may be Icd into many aspects uf nuclcar ware fare in connection with the subjects uncer discussion. Dr. Arthur Upton and I are acting as co-chairmen of this series owing to the reluctance of either of us to assume the full responsibility, in view of our frequent unavailability between conferences, at least that :s what we have found. FREMONT-SMITH: you! [Laughter] And [ have found it vith respect to both of BRUES: I would like to ask if Dr. Upton wishes to make a few remarks. UPTON: Thank you, Austin. I really have little to say except to voice my pleasure at being here again and seeing gathered here esteemed and admired friends and colleagues. When I first heard from Dr. Vremont-Smith and Dr. Brues about thie scries of meetings and was asked to help as co-chairman, | had very mixed feclings. I felt the issue was one of such overwhelming importance that anything I could do to help deal with this issue would be effort probably well spent. At the same time, the issue is one of such scrious importance that | worried about my atility to make a dent in the problem.