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The growing perception of the public and politicians that life is
extremely risky has led to a dramatic and increasing interest in
risk analysis. The risks may be very diverse as demonstrated by the
range of subjects covered at the annual meetings of the Society for
Risk Analysis. There is a need to pause and see how well the
present approaches are serving the nation. The theme, "Setting
National Priorities," which was chosen for the 1987 SRA Annual
Meeting, reflects the concern that in dealing with individual kinds
of risks, society may be more concerned with the trees than the
forest. It is surprising how little attention is being given to the
holistic aspects of risk. Who, for instance, is responsible for a
national strategy to manage the reduction of health or other risks?
Individual agencies have the responsibility for specific patterns
of exposure, but these are not integrated and balanced to determine
how the nation as a whole can obtain the greatest benefit for the
very large investment which is made in risk-related research and
analysis.
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