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Must We Leave Our People Unprotected Against an Attack?*

The World’s Greatest Ostrich**

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Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense

Part of the book series: The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner ((2876,volume B / 8))

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Abstract

The American people are constantly bombarded by NEWS. The evening paper, the 6 o’clock news on television, magazines, journals, bulk mail, and numerous other sources constantly tell us about everything (?) that is going on in the world. But there are some things that just don’t get told.

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Research sponsored by the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration under contract with Union Carbide Corporation.

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Webster’s Dictionary: a swift-footed, flightless bird … who attempts to avoid danger by refusing to face it.

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Wigner, E.P., Thurmer, R.N. (1998). Must We Leave Our People Unprotected Against an Attack?*. In: Mehra, J. (eds) Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense. The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner, vol B / 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58862-4_33

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