Cousins Founds SANE
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: 1957
Article abstract: At a time of public concern about the effects of nuclear testing on the environment, Norman Cousins helped found the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy.
Summary of Event
Norman Cousins and the other peace activists who founded the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE) believed that misguided American nuclear policies could be remedied by educating citizens about the true nature of atomic weapons and their consequences. SANE played an important role in making the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 a reality, but the...
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