Download or read book Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense written by E.P. Wigner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998-10-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E.P. Wigner, one of the leading scientists involved in the early development of nuclear technology, had always in mind its political and social implications. In the 60s persuing his goal of a peaceful open world he began to develop the concept of Civil Defense against nuclear attacks. Looking back one might see this as an alternative to the concept of the Nuclear Shield. The present volume contains a selection of Wigner's writings on this subject. It is annotated by Conrad Chester.