Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War? August 1, 2025
Joseph G. Hodgkin, MD, PSR Board Member, et al | AMA Journal of Ethics
Subsequent advocacy by the US organization Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the findings from the St Louis Baby Tooth Survey, which revealed excessive amounts of radioactive Strontium-90 in children’s teeth, played a role in President Kennedy’s decision to sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on behalf of the United States in 1963, which ended above-ground nuclear testing.
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