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adequate rebuttal to these con-
tentions. Fortunately, a plethora
of books and articles in the last
two years, available in any li-
brary or bookstore, will provide
Dr. Rosenbluth and any other in-
terested party with the informa-
tion to form an opinion based on
fact. Based on my reading and
knowledge, I conclude that the
overwhelming preponderance of
qualified scientific opinion is that
"Star Wars" as a potential defense
is a pure fantasy whose attempted
realization would not only be
futile but also prohibitively ex-
pensive and terribly dangerous.
But don't believe me; go read for
yourself. In your reading, you will
also realize the incredible naivete
of Dr. Rosenbluth's statement
that "Nuclear weapons are
dangerous only when the gov-
ernments threatening to use them
are dangerous." Nonsense. Even
the word "weapons" is a mis-
nomer. Nuclear arms are fear-
some tools of mass destruction
never before seen on earth, and
the highly complicated technol-
ogy necessary to handle them
"safely" (plus the paradoxically
relative ease of manufacturing
them) makes nuclear war by acci-
dent or terrorism or ease of mis-
calculation altogether too likely.
In a very real sense nuclear arms
themselves are the enemy,
whether they belong to the United
States or the USSR.
course of action. Why does the
patient decide? He or she did not
attend medical school, and is a
"non-expert." Because it is the
patient's body, the patient's
health, the patient's life which is
at stake.
When the issue is nuclear arms
that same principle applies. At
this and every moment of our lives
there is a lethal weapon pointed
directly at each of us, whether we
are a physician, or Jewish, or wish
it weren't so. Wouldn't it be won-
derful if in 20 or 30 years the
Nobel Prize for Peace could be
awarded to "the people of the
world" for pressuring their gov-
ernments to disarm?
See related story, Page 39
Finally, Dr. Rosenbluth avers
that physicians are "non-experts"
who ought to leave the military
and political problems to "trained
professionals." (Let's ignore for a
moment the obvious fact that the
"trained professionals" are creat-
ing an ever-more heavily armed
and dangerous world in their infi-
nite wisdom.) American physi-
cians are involved in IPPNW be-
cause we believe that our job in-
cludes health maintenance as
well as treatment of illness and
injury, and that the consequences
of nuclear war would render us
powerless of help in any meaning-
ful way. Not to become involved
would be a dereliction of duty.
But one need not be a physician
to become involved in peace ac-
tivities. I think that this is a
democracy, Dr. Rosenbluth. "Ex-
perts" in our government may
form opinions and propose
policies, but it is up to the public to
decide. To paraphrase, these is-
sues are too important to all of us
to allow the generals (or bureauc-
rats or even scientists) to decide
for us.
Dr. Rosenbluth includes a med-
ical analogy in his editorial, of a
cardiologist who would "think
twice" before allowing his aortic
valve to be replaced by the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. His analogy .is specious. I
suggest a different one:
A person visits a doctor because
of . a medical problem. The physi-
cian diagnoses, then offers several
treatment options, discussing the
risks and benefits of each. The
patient, usually in consultation
with loved ones then chooses a
.otdren.f.o..V.Atiseiry,..,104,
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LETTERS
Treating The Poor
With Sensitivity
I was glad to see the topid of the
Jewish poor discussed in the Feb.
7 issue of The Jewish NfIVS. My
family may or may not bg consid-
ered "poor" but we are struggling
and are at the poorer side of the
spectrum.
As a result of my dealings with
the various Jewish agencies and
educational institutions that all
operate on a sliding scale, it seems
to me the Jewish community has
difficulty recognizing our di-
lemma. Perhaps we are an embar-
rassment to those- who are eco-
nomically successful and secure.
Perhaps this is why poorer Jews
are treated poorly by the coinmu-
nity.
My family has been subjected to
humiliating and insulting inter-
views as administrators and so-
cial workers try to assess our true
financial situation. They always
seem quick to offer advice on how
to cut our spending and fre-
quently tell us we can afford to
pay more than we think we can,
suggesting we are holding back
funds.
Jewish community service
organizations and educational in-
stitutions need to explore a fami-
ly's financial position with
greater sensitivity and respect,
and most importantly, allowing a
family to keep their pride and
dignity intact.
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