David Krieger

Krieger, David

Krieger, David

Founder & President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Councilor, World Future Council

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Founder & President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Councilor, World Future Council

David Krieger is the founder of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org) and has served as President of the Foundation since 1982. He has lectured throughout the world on peace, international law and the abolition of nuclear weapons and is the author and editor of many books on these subjects. His latest book is ZERO: The Case for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Hubris Versus Wisdom
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract The world has shed over 50,000 nuclear weapons since the mid-1980s, but some 17,000 nuclear weapons still remain, primarily in the arsenals of the United States and Russia. This is far more than a sufficient number of these weapons of mass annihilation to end civilization and cause the extinction of most forms of complex life on the planet. This article explores the tension between hubris and wisdom in relation to nuclear weapons and the human future. Hubris says...