'I pray that words spoken at this conference may carry beyond walls
and reach thousands of ears hitherto deaf to warnings of the final
catastrophe.' So said Patrick White in June 1983 at an important
symposium organised by the Australian National University to
examine the whole issue of nuclear war and its implications for
Australia. Many prominent Australians - including H. C. Coombs,
Senator Susan Ryan, leading academics and medics - attended the
conference along with distinguished experts from overseas, and
mingled and talked with many representatives of Australian peace
movements. In two intense and emotional days they discussed many
different aspects of the crisis that threatens the world, from the
latest scientific thinking on possible effects on the atmosphere to
the increasingly important role of the women's peace movement and
the efforts of ordinary people around the world to stop the nuclear
arms race. Originally published in 1983, this book presents the
upshot of these deliberations, including unforgettable
illustrations of some of the consequences of nuclear war. The book
does not pretend to provide the answers, nor does it take any
political viewpoint. It does present the authoritative opinions of
some of the world's leading minds on the extent of the threat that
faces Australia alongside powerful statements from committed men
and women from around the world - opinions that will inform and
disturb all thinking Australians.
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