Worst-Case ScenariosHarvard University Press, 2009 M05 15 - 352 pages Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis and meteors, avian flu, scorchingly hot temperatures: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? |
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... ozone layer , genetic modification of food , hurricanes , and worst - case scenarios faced in our ordinary lives . Sunstein concludes that if we can avoid the twin dangers of overreaction and apathy , we will be able to ameliorate if ...
... Terrorism - Government policy - United States . 5. Ozone layer depletion - Government policy - United States . I. Title HM1101.S864 2007 320.60973 - dc22 2006052942 For Bill Meadow CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Of Terrorism and.
... ozone layer , genetic modification of food , hurricanes , and avian flu . My hope is that the basic analysis can be adapted to diverse problems , including many not yet on the horizon . The discussion is organized around five general ...
... ozone layer . For that problem , the United States turned out to be the most pro - reg- ulatory nation on the face of the earth — under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan , not generally known for being pro - reg- ulatory . But ...
... ozone layer , has been a sensational success story . It has largely eliminated ozone - depleting chemicals and ensured that the ozone layer will eventually return to its natu- ral state . The United States , the world's largest emitter ...