On September 30, 1986, over 500 APHA members and conference attendees protested at the Nevada Test Site in support of a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty as a step towards the abolition of nuclear weapons. Approximately 130 protesters partcipated in non-violent civil disobedience, including Carl Sagan. These pictures are from APHA member Gail Gordon, who was also the founder of the Peace Caucus.
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Recommended Reading
Social Medicine - the latest issue, guest edited by Victor W. Sidel, on the theme of war and social medicine. Articles discuss Civil War in Nepal, the ongoing health impact of the Spanish Civil War and violence along the border of Columbia and Ecuador
Peace Index - a ranking of countries on their domestic and international commitment to non-violence
Winter Soldier - features testimony from US veterans in Iraq
www.wanmec.org - information on the role Washington State has played in nuclear proliferation
