Helen Caldicott on Hiroshima Day

More than 20 years ago, in another lifetime, I was privileged to meet Dr. Helen Caldicott and bring her to Madison to talk about the dangers of nuclear war.

Dr. Caldicott is a remarkable person, an Australian physician who has devoted her life to educating people about nuclear dangers. She speaks eloquently about what would happen in the event of a nuclear war. Among other things, she founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won a Nobel Peace Prize.

Today is the 40th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

What better day to check in with Helen Caldicott? A Grist interview.

HIROSHIMA REMEMBERS. Hiroshima fell silent as a relative of one of the more than 140 000 dead joined a child in ringing a bell at 8.15am (23h15 GMT on Friday), the exact moment 60 years ago when a single US bomb flattened the southern city.