March 14, 1985

Nuclear Winter

Witnesses testified on the effects of atmospheric debris from a nuclear detonation would have.

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Harold Brode Vice President Veridian Pacific-Sierra Research
George Carrier Doctor National Academy of Sciences

Thomas Huckaby U.S. Representative [D] Louisiana
Manuel Lujan Jr. U.S. Representative [R] New Mexico
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
John S. McCain III U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
Jan Meyers U.S. Representative [R] Kansas
Richard Perle Assistant Secretary Department of Defense->International Security Affairs
George Rathjens Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology->Political Science Department
Carl Sagan Co-Founder and President Planetary Society
James H. Scheuer U.S. Representative [D] New York
Claudine C. Schneider U.S. Representative [R] Rhode Island
Stephen Schneider Deputy Director National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jeremy Stone Director American Federation of Scientists
Morris King Udall U.S. Representative [D] Arizona
David Williamson Senior Fellow Center for Strategic and International Studies
Timothy E. Wirth U.S. Representative [D] Colorado

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House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
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Program ID:: 125352-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 14, 1985 | 1:00am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Mar 14, 1985 | 1:00am EST | C-SPAN 1

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