This volume reports on the proceedings of the International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, in Erice, Italy. It looks at the role of science as we enter the third millennium.
Opening session, A. Zichichi; planetary emergencies and the role of science in the third millennium, T.-D. Lee et al; man-made and natural disasters, R.A. Clark et al; post-Berlin Wall problems - nuclear proliferation in the multipolar world, M. Ferrier et al; known and new epidemics, L. Montagnier et al; the role of science in the third millennium, E. Boschi and M.M. Shapiro; nuclear tests and planetary defence systems, T. Karr et al; closing session, J.-D. Qian et al; closing the seminar, A. Zichichi.