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Teaching nuclear issues (1988)

Author	NIRS
Date	1988
Classification	6.07.1.20/10 (MISCELLANEOUS - REVIEWS (MOVIE / TV / THEATER))
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Resource Guide
Introduction

Over forty years ago, the United States exploded the first nuclear bomb over
Hiroshima, Japan. In the 1950s, the commercial nuclear power program was
launched as the "peaceful" use of the atom. Succeeding decades have revealed
the dangers posed by the nuclear power and nuclear weapons programs and their
intertwined technologies. The continuing escalation of the nuclear arms race,
and the proliferation of nuclear power in the United States and abroad, has
forced the current generation to face the dangers of living in a nuclear age.

This historic period has brought a special responsibility to teachers. Each day,
educators must confront the questions and concerns of young people. If tomorrow's
citizens are to grapple realistically with nuclear issues, they must begin to
discuss and examine them in the classroom today.

When this guide was originally published in the eary 1980s, teachers lacked easy
access to materials which would promote in-depth discussion in the classroom.
NIRS was inundated with inquiries from educators in search of classroom materials
that presented a critical examination of nuclear power and nuclear weapons issues.
The original Teachers Resource Guide was in reponse to those requests.

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